Ercília Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Portugal

Ercília Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ercília Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
England11:55,718,059489,080
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048

The alternate forms: Ercilia (108) & Erçilia (1) are calculated separately.

Ercília (11,168) may also be a first name.

Ercília Last Name Facts

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

Ercília is carried by more people in Brazil than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Ercilia or Erçilia. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ercília? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,193,072nd most frequently held last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. Ercília is predominantly found in The Americas, where 60 percent of Ercília reside; 60 percent reside in South America and 60 percent reside in Luso-South America. Ercília is also the 56,891st most widespread first name worldwide, held by 11,168 people.

It is most frequently used in Brazil, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 71,358,111. In Brazil Ercília is most prevalent in: Ceará, where 33 percent are found, Espírito Santo, where 33 percent are found and Mato Grosso, where 33 percent are found. Barring Brazil it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 20 percent are found and Portugal, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ercilia95108/
Hercília935/
Erçilia901/
Ercelia862/
Ercílio861/
Hercilia8026/
Hercílio806/
Erchilia801/
Ercila77208/
Ercili77119/
Erceli7741/
Hercila71106/
Ercilio7183/
Erchila7160/
Ercheli711/
Ercilha711/
Ercuili711/
Ercelio711/
Herceli711/
Ercelei711/
Ercelea711/
Hercilio6763/
Ercielio671/
Gerciela671/
Herciela671/

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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 Ercília
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