Evil Surname

2,635,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Marshall Islands

Evil Surname Definition:

The same as Eyvile, Eyvill, which with the prefix de occurs in the H.R. See Devil.

Evil Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran121:6,398,544138,820
England101:5,571,806158,774
India71:109,580,769786,157
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Marshall Islands11:51,8212,326
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England321:761,73034,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

Evil (1,349) may also be a first name.

Evil Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

The same as Eyvile, Eyvill, which with the prefix de occurs in the H.R. See Devil.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Evil Last Name Facts

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

Evil (Georgian: ევილ, Hindi: एविल, Russian: Эвил) is borne by more people in Iran than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Evil? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,635,433rd most numerous family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 134,954,554 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 69 percent of Evil live; 37 percent live in South Asia and 26 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Evil is also the 213,659th most frequent first name internationally, held by 1,349 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Iran, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 6,398,544. In Iran Evil is primarily found in: East Azerbaijan Province, where 67 percent live, Ardabil Province, where 8 percent live and Khuzestan Province, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account Iran it occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in England, where 19 percent live and India, where 13 percent live.

Evil Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Evil has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Evil last name fell 69 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Evil Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Orthodox (80%) in Ukraine.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Evile891,115/
Evill89236/
Gevil8959/
Esvil8929/
Yevil8913/
Eveil8910/
Hevil895/
Etvil893/
Aevil892/
Evgil891/
Evail891/
Eavil890/
Eville8090/
Etveil8028/
Etvail802/
Eveill802/
Yevile801/
Jesvil801/
Hevile801/
Hevill800/
Avil75575/
Ovil75424/
Evel75317/
Ivil75181/
Evyl752/
Eveille73461/
Esveile7343/
Evilova736/
Heavill734/
Etveill732/
Jevilhe731/
Esville731/
Heville731/
Eveileh731/
Etvaile731/
Ethveil731/
Eeville731/
Eaville730/
Evele673,616/
Jbeil671,045/
Hevel67790/
Ivill67357/
Ebile67350/
Gevel67291/
Eveld67184/
Avill67177/
Havil67169/
Ewile67146/
Evelt6797/
Evell6782/
Aviel6777/
Eyvel6773/
Ivile6759/
Oevel6742/
Avail6725/
Eevel6716/
Jvail6716/
Yevel6713/
Givil6712/
Aveil6711/
Yesville6711/
Yvill678/
Aweil677/
Ebeil676/
Ebail676/
Jevel676/
Avoil675/
Etvel675/
Isvil674/
Hovil674/
Oviel674/
Evoilova673/
Ewail673/
Yovil673/
Ebhil673/
Avuil672/
Ievel672/
Ovhil672/
Ovail672/
Oveil671/
Jivil671/
Jtvil671/
Eveal671/
Evechild671/
Aevel671/
Yweil671/
Aavil671/
Ehvel671/
Evèle671/
Oweil671/
Iviel671/
Ibeil671/
Ebitl671/
Evetl670/
Eivel670/
Eavel670/
Euvel670/

Evil Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Evil in the Georgian language
ევილevil-
Evil in the Hindi language
एविलevila88.89
एवीलevila11.11
Evil in the Russian language
Эвилevil-

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