Civet Surname

674,066th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 443 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Civet Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Civet Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France4141:160,44124,940
New Caledonia161:17,2644,719
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Civet Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Civet Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Civet is more commonly found in France than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Civet? popularity and diffusion

The surname Civet is the 674,066th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 16,450,442 people. The last name Civet is primarily found in Europe, where 95 percent of Civet are found; 94 percent are found in Western Europe and 94 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

This surname is most commonly occurring in France, where it is borne by 414 people, or 1 in 160,441. In France Civet is most prevalent in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 49 percent live, Pays de la Loire, where 19 percent live and Île-de-France, where 12 percent live. Apart from France it occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in New Caledonia, where 4 percent live and Belgium, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chivet91449/
Civeit9144/
Civetz9124/
Caivet9121/
Civett913/
Cievet911/
Coivet911/
Civets910/
Cive89351/
Chivete83277/
Tchivet83126/
Civette8326/
Chaivet832/
Schivet831/
Civit801,207/
Chive80703/
Cives80662/
Sivet80319/
Civez80129/
Givet80128/
Civey8063/
Kivet8049/
Civer8035/
Scive8015/
Cevet8011/
Cived8011/
Jivet809/
Cibet802/
Cjvet801/
Chiovett774/
Schivetz771/
Tchivete771/
Chisvets771/
Chitveth771/
Kivett732,120/
Chevet731,832/
Sivets731,268/
Kiviet731,139/
Chiver73771/
Chivhe73729/
Schive73289/
Quivet73138/
Chives73108/
Sciove73108/
Saivet73106/
Chaive7343/
Chibet7342/
Kievet7337/
Chivez7336/
Chivee7326/
Cesvet7322/
Kivetz7319/
Givetz7318/
Sivete7316/
Chivit7316/
Givets7315/
Zhivet7314/
Scieve7314/
Caibet7314/
Cheive7312/
Sievet735/
Kivete734/
Chived734/
Kivets733/
Chivei733/
Chisve732/
Kaivet732/
Chivée732/
Giveth732/
Citver732/
Sivett731/
Chitve731/
Chihve731/
Csived731/
Giveet731/
Zivets731/
Scivey731/
Kiveit731/
Suivet731/
Tsivet731/
Ceives731/
Qiviet731/
Cevete731/
Cevett731/
Chivey731/
Keivet730/
Scives730/
Cisvey730/
Siveet730/
Chisvette7114/
Tchivette711/
Chivite6713,279/
Sive678,723/
Civa674,899/
Chaiwet672,271/
Tchived671,710/
Civi67587/
Kieviet67559/
Schieve67444/
Zive67402/
Chaibet67235/
Chiwete67201/
Chaivez67159/
Zhivets67125/
Scheive67107/
Kivette67102/
Kivetts6798/
Ceve6789/
Tshivet6789/
Kiveste6777/
Cevette6776/
Schijve6762/
Chaivee6760/
Cibe6758/
Schives6757/
Chevett6751/
Chaives6747/
Chibete6740/
Sivetts6732/
Schaive6730/
Saivetz6729/
Cheives6715/
Caibett6713/
Chibest6712/
Tsivete6712/
Ciwe6711/
Chisver6710/
Schivei678/
Quivete677/
Shivets674/
Chevete673/
Schivey672/
Cheiver672/
Kievett672/
Schevet672/
Chithve671/
Chivihe671/
Choivez671/
Cheibet671/
Chhivhe671/
Cuibett671/
Gievett671/
Xive671/
Sievest671/
Seiveet671/
Sivette671/
Kivethe671/
Shchive671/
Shivetz671/
Sievets671/
Tchivit671/
Tchevet671/
Tsiviet671/
Chivees671/
Choiver671/
Chayvet671/
Sivethe671/
Chaivit671/
Siveath670/
Kiveett670/
Schivie670/
Chevest670/
Sceiver670/
Cheveth670/
Keivedt670/
Cayvett670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Civet
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