Civil Surname

29,758th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,983 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Haiti
Highest density in:
Haiti

Civil Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Civil Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Haiti14,1661:754107
Turkey1,8611:41,8174,296
France4651:142,84522,009
Philippines3521:287,60941,368
England2431:229,29219,121
Egypt1831:502,38128,715
Dominican Republic1541:67,7463,226
Spain1271:368,12620,695
Brazil781:2,744,54381,769
Cuba721:160,0383,769
Pakistan701:2,552,05622,156
Canada621:594,28449,093
Guatemala241:670,1115,147
Paraguay231:314,6414,957
Finland191:289,30021,660
Iran141:5,484,466128,255
Peru111:2,889,46628,985
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Wales101:309,45316,869
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Qatar61:393,00055,922
United States Virgin Islands61:18,3962,503
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Belize11:355,4743,977
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1271:191,93215,501
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States501:1,004,37459,252

Civil (6,011) may also be a first name.

Civil Last Name Facts

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

The surname Civil (Hindi: सिविल, Oriya: ଶିଭିଲ) occurs in Haiti more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Civil.

How Common Is The Last Name Civil? popularity and diffusion

The surname Civil is the 29,758th most frequently occurring last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 405,246 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 82 percent of Civil are found; 81 percent are found in Caribbean and 79 percent are found in Gallo-Caribbean. Civil is also the 85,567th most numerous forename worldwide, borne by 6,011 people.

It is most common in Haiti, where it is held by 14,166 people, or 1 in 754. In Haiti it is most prevalent in: Ouest, where 32 percent are found, Sud, where 19 percent are found and Centre, where 19 percent are found. Without taking into account Haiti this surname exists in 30 countries. It also occurs in Turkey, where 10 percent are found and France, where 3 percent are found.

Civil Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Civil has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Civil surname grew 191 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 250 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Civil Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Catholic (60%) in Ireland.

Civil earn somewhat less than the average income. In Canada they earn 6.38% less than the national average, earning $46,515 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Civile91538/
Chivil9185/
Civill9165/
Civiol912/
Tcivil911/
Caivil911/
Civille83100/
Scivill8315/
Chivile838/
Chitvil831/
Chivill830/
Civel80933/
Şivil80909/
Sivil80467/
Kivil8094/
Cevil8060/
Givil8012/
Jivil801/
Sciville7714/
Chiville7711/
Civitell774/
Civilova771/
Chivoill770/
Chaivill770/
Sivile731,157/
Chivel73627/
Sivill73380/
Shivil7339/
Caivel7322/
Zivile7317/
Civell7313/
Cibile739/
Chevil735/
Tsivil735/
Jivail734/
Sivail733/
Cevill732/
Siviel732/
Civele732/
Kuivil731/
Soivil731/
Joivil731/
Jivile731/
Jaivil731/
Čivilė731/
Cievel731/
Civeal731/
Cevile731/
Givile731/
Kivhil731/
Siviol731/
Kivill730/
Chivaille7121/
Chivichel711/
Schiviell711/
Schivisel710/
Chivell67609/
Chiwile67297/
Ceville67132/
Chibile67130/
Siville67109/
Chitvel6796/
Schivel6727/
Chivele6726/
Civelle6724/
Kievill677/
Scibile673/
Chibeil672/
Chevill672/
Jaisvil671/
Chevile671/
Kivaile671/
Shivile671/
Shivill671/
Ziville671/
Chivilehes671/
Chibuil671/
Zieviel671/
Siviell670/
Quivill670/
Cievelt670/
Cishvel670/

Civil Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Civil in the Hindi language
सिविलsivila-
Civil in the Oriya language
ଶିଭିଲsibhila-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Civil
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