Cécilia Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Cécilia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Cecilia (12,328) & Cecília (312) are calculated separately.
Cécilia (2,579) may also be a first name.
Cécilia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cécilia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Cécilia occurs most in France. It may be found as a variant: Cecilia or Cecília. For other possible spellings of Cécilia click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Cécilia? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,723,624th most common surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Cécilia reside; 75 percent reside in Western Europe and 63 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 144,932nd most commonly held forename at a global level, borne by 2,579 people.
Cécilia is most widespread in France, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 13,284,544. In France it is most frequent in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 20 percent live, Centre-Val de Loire, where 20 percent live and Hauts-de-France, where 20 percent live. Excluding France Cécilia exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 13 percent live and Gabon, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cecilia | 95 | 12,328 | / |
| Cecília | 90 | 312 | / |
| Cicilia | 86 | 5,003 | / |
| Cycilia | 86 | 10 | / |
| Cécilio | 86 | 9 | / |
| Cäcilia | 86 | 2 | / |
| Chicilia | 80 | 41 | / |
| Ceceilia | 80 | 12 | / |
| Ciciliah | 80 | 5 | / |
| Ceciliah | 80 | 5 | / |
| Cecielia | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ciscilia | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ceecilia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Céciliot | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ceicilia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Cyciliah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Cecili | 77 | 643 | / |
| Cécile | 77 | 271 | / |
| Cicili | 77 | 244 | / |
| Cecila | 77 | 91 | / |
| Cicila | 77 | 37 | / |
| Chichilia | 75 | 43 | / |
| Cecilio | 71 | 11,260 | / |
| Cecelia | 71 | 464 | / |
| Cicylia | 71 | 265 | / |
| Cicilio | 71 | 180 | / |
| Cisilia | 71 | 157 | / |
| Cecilea | 71 | 133 | / |
| Cecilie | 71 | 79 | / |
| Cicelia | 71 | 72 | / |
| Ciselia | 71 | 53 | / |
| Cesilia | 71 | 35 | / |
| Cicilya | 71 | 28 | / |
| Cecilai | 71 | 26 | / |
| Cicilie | 71 | 23 | / |
| Cecylia | 71 | 18 | / |
| Cicilaa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Cicília | 71 | 2 | / |
| Tchichilia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cäcilie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cäzilia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cecilah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ceceila | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chichili | 67 | 124 | / |
| Csicsila | 67 | 55 | / |
| Chichila | 67 | 40 | / |
| Chechila | 67 | 31 | / |
| Ceceliah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cescilio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cessilia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cecaaila | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chéchile | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sciscili | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cisselia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ceceliai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cicielia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cecealia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ceycylia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ceceelia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ceccilio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kyscilia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Scecelia | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cécilia
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