Convil Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Convil Surname Definition:
CONVALL: Irish Conmhaol (from early Kunovalos, 'high mighty' one). Fordun (Chronica, III, 29) records S. Convallus, an Irish saint one of S. Kentigern's principal disciples, renowned for miracles and virtues, whose bones rest buried at Inchinnan near Renfrew.
Read More About This SurnameConvil Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 1:5,021,868 | 210,693 |
Convil Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
CONVALL: Irish Conmhaol (from early Kunovalos, 'high mighty' one). Fordun (Chronica, III, 29) records S. Convallus, an Irish saint one of S. Kentigern's principal disciples, renowned for miracles and virtues, whose bones rest buried at Inchinnan near Renfrew. As no boat was available for him to cross the channel from Ireland to Scotland he was miraculously conveyed across upon a large stone now said to be lying within the grounds of Blythswood. Convallus de Akinhead was a charter witness in Dumbartonshire, 1372 (Levenax, p. 59), and Convallus de Kelle witnessed an instrument of sasine of the lands of Mernys and Netherpollok in 1454 (Pollok, I, p. 176).
Convil Demographics
Convil Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Convil Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Convil Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Convil occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Convil click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Convil? popularity and diffusion
The last name Convil is the 6,723,624th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 63 percent of Convil live; 63 percent live in Oceania Islands and 63 percent live in Papuan Oceania.
This last name is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 1,630,743. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: Western, where 100 percent live. Excluding Papua New Guinea it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 13 percent live and Ghana, where 13 percent live.
Convil Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Convill | 92 | 27 | / |
| Convail | 92 | 1 | / |
| Convile | 92 | 0 | / |
| Conville | 86 | 1,050 | / |
| Sonvil | 83 | 11 | / |
| Convel | 83 | 2 | / |
| Chonville | 80 | 188 | / |
| Coinville | 80 | 0 | / |
| Joinvil | 77 | 475 | / |
| Canvill | 77 | 2 | / |
| Jounvil | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sonnvil | 77 | 1 | / |
| Conweil | 77 | 1 | / |
| Conwile | 77 | 0 | / |
| Canvile | 77 | 0 | / |
| Convell | 77 | 0 | / |
| Jonville | 71 | 662 | / |
| Canville | 71 | 217 | / |
| Joinvile | 71 | 6 | / |
| Chanvail | 71 | 4 | / |
| Joinville | 67 | 905 | / |
| Jonvel | 67 | 171 | / |
| Canvel | 67 | 41 | / |
| Kenvil | 67 | 15 | / |
| Sanvil | 67 | 11 | / |
| Chanville | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kanvil | 67 | 2 | / |
| Conbeille | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zanvil | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sonvel | 67 | 1 | / |
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