Cyril Surname

39,077th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,442 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Saint Lucia

Cyril Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cyril Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4,4961:39,4003,156
Chad2,4071:5,647842
India1,0261:747,62734,106
Egypt7631:120,4929,804
Haiti6881:15,5291,431
Ghana6231:43,3724,874
Sri Lanka5121:40,6424,863
Tanzania4991:106,09510,310
United States4331:837,08863,980
Guyana2781:2,742502
Malaysia2251:131,0858,472
France1951:340,62951,332
Saint Lucia1661:1,077207
United Arab Emirates1251:73,2986,920
Papua New Guinea1001:81,53710,792
Cameroon891:233,36023,225
England891:626,04636,944
Canada651:566,85547,218
Trinidad and Tobago601:22,7332,550
Thailand501:1,412,767195,138
Bahamas481:8,161696
South Africa401:1,354,44373,245
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Iraq371:946,53112,381
Singapore341:161,9916,884
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Brazil271:7,928,679178,836
Kenya261:1,776,15035,982
Jamaica231:124,7804,616
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
Pakistan181:9,924,66048,309
Oman161:230,4983,970
Solomon Islands151:38,6697,565
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Qatar121:196,50026,891
New Zealand111:411,66631,040
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Panama71:558,8949,437
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
United States Virgin Islands61:18,3962,503
Wales61:515,75523,171
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
China41:341,830,39216,990
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Iceland41:95,0224,787
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Cyril (315,489) may also be a first name.

Cyril Last Name Facts

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

Cyril (Arabic: كيرلس, Hindi: सिरिल, Marathi: सायरील, Oriya: ସିରିଲ) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cyril? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 39,077th most prevalent last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 542,147 people. Cyril occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of Cyril are found; 56 percent are found in West Africa and 38 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,317th most frequent given name in the world, borne by 315,489 people.

The last name Cyril is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 4,496 people, or 1 in 39,400. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Rivers, where 11 percent are found, Lagos, where 10 percent are found and Akwa Ibom, where 9 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this surname exists in 90 countries. It is also found in Chad, where 18 percent are found and India, where 8 percent are found.

Cyril Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Cyril has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Cyril surname expanded 3,331 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 2,967 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cyril Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Cyril surname are 17.07% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 70.3% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Cyril earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 280.7% more than the national average, earning R 904,680 per year; in United States they earn 7.34% more than the national average, earning $46,317 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.15% less than the national average, earning $45,632 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cyrill91142/
Cyriel9122/
Chyril917/
Cayril914/
Cyrril911/
Scyril911/
Czyril911/
Ceyril910/
Cyrl892/
Ciril80440/
Syril80253/
Ceril80207/
Cyryl80117/
Cyrel8018/
Cyrrl803/
Chyrl802/
Cayrel73967/
Chiril73379/
Chyryl7330/
Cheril7327/
Cirill7312/
Cairil739/
Cerill736/
Ciriel735/
Syhril734/
Sayril734/
Shyril733/
Cyrell733/
Ceriel732/
Chyrel732/
Tsyril731/
Sciril731/
Cirild731/
Syriel731/
Ceriol731/
Sceril731/
Cuiril731/
Cheyrl730/
Chairil67452/
Choiril67143/
Cherill6758/
Chirill6746/
Tchiril6727/
Círl6715/
Cirl6715/
Cerl6711/
Sayhril677/
Cherril677/
Chyrell675/
Citrill673/
Ceeriel672/
Cerrill672/
Chitril672/
Scheril672/
Cyrrell671/
Cirgill671/
Coyrell671/
Sayriol671/
Cieriol671/
Cairiel671/
Cearuil671/
Cayrell670/

Cyril Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Cyril in the Hindi language
सिरिलsirila90
रिरिलririla5
सिरीलsirila5
Cyril in the Oriya language
ସିରିଲsirila71.43
ଶିରିଲsirila14.29
ସିରିଲ୍siril7.14
ଶିରୀଲୀsirili3.57
ଶିରିଲିsirili3.57
Cyril in the Marathi language
सायरीलsayarila48
रीलrila12
यारीलyarila8
ीरीलirila8
िरीलirila4
यरीलyarila4
सयरीलsayarila4
चेरीceri4
ोरीलाorila4
र्ीलrila4
Cyril in the Arabic language
كيرلسkyrls-
سيريلsyryl-

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