Colvil Surname

1,121,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 216 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Colvil Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Colvil Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1331:499,41969,818
United States481:7,551,228341,161
England221:2,532,63991,802
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
Scotland71:534,74514,325
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Colvil Last Name Facts

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

The surname Colvil occurs most in France. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Colvil.

How Common Is The Last Name Colvil? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,121,821st most commonly used surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 33,738,638 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 76 percent of Colvil reside; 50 percent reside in Caribbean and 50 percent reside in Gallo-Caribbean.

Colvil is most commonly used in France, where it is held by 133 people, or 1 in 499,419. In France it is mostly concentrated in: Guadeloupe, where 80 percent live, Île-de-France, where 16 percent live and Hauts-de-France, where 2 percent live. Besides France this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 22 percent live and England, where 10 percent live.

Colvil Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Colvil has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Colvil last name increased 600 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 183 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 29 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Colvil Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Catholic (67%) in Ireland.

The amount Colvil earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 13.54% more than the national average, earning $48,993 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.14% less than the national average, earning $43,155 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Colvill92449/
Colvile9268/
Colville865,665/
Collvile860/
Calvil83107/
Colvel8320/
Collville806/
Colvell77142/
Calvill776/
Collvel770/
Colvelle7160/
Calville716/
Coluille716/
Caulvill711/
Collvell710/
Calvel67767/
Solvel6748/
Caulville672/
Salvil672/
Callville671/
Joilville671/

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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 Colvil
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