Civilization Surname

403,960th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 868 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Civilization Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Civilization Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran8431:91,0829,132
Nigeria241:7,380,948165,663
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

Civilization (17) may also be a first name.

Civilization Last Name Facts

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

The last name Civilization is found most in Iran. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Civilization.

How Common Is The Last Name Civilization? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 403,960th most widely held family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 8,395,790 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Civilization live; 97 percent live in South Asia and 97 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 2,694,839th most frequently occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 17 people.

It is most frequent in Iran, where it is carried by 843 people, or 1 in 91,082. In Iran Civilization is mostly found in: East Azerbaijan Province, where 26 percent reside, Fars Province, where 21 percent reside and Tehran Province, where 14 percent reside. Barring Iran this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 3 percent reside and China, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Civilisation922/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Civilization
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