Nevil Surname

200,147th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,086 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Haiti

Nevil Surname Definition:

(English) One who came from Neville, (new town), in Normandy, or Neuville (new town), a common place name in France.

Nevil Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9731:372,51733,011
Haiti7421:14,3991,361
Indonesia1501:881,66166,139
India1151:6,670,134150,358
Thailand191:3,717,808320,775
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
England101:5,571,806158,774
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431
Croatia51:845,72148,179
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
France31:22,140,907385,998
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland181:246,10410,726
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England741:329,39721,471
Scotland201:187,1617,190
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5211:96,3899,817

The alternate forms: Névil (1) are calculated separately.

Nevil (9,731) may also be a first name.

Nevil Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) One who came from Neville, (new town), in Normandy, or Neuville (new town), a common place name in France.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Nevil Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nevil (Hindi: नेविल, Marathi: नेवील, Oriya: େନଭିଲ୍) is found most frequently in The United States. It may also be found as a variant: Névil. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nevil? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 200,147th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 3,493,550 people. Nevil occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 74 percent of Nevil live; 38 percent live in North America and 38 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 62,389th most widespread forename on earth, held by 9,731 people.

Nevil is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 973 people, or 1 in 372,517. In The United States it is mostly found in: Indiana, where 14 percent reside, Georgia, where 7 percent reside and California, where 6 percent reside. Excluding The United States it occurs in 34 countries. It is also common in Haiti, where 36 percent reside and Indonesia, where 7 percent reside.

Nevil Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Nevil has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Nevil surname expanded 187 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 86 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Nevil Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Catholic (83%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Nevil surname are 20.99% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 67.76% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Nevil earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 7.96% more than the national average, earning $46,584 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.63% less than the national average, earning $40,926 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Névil931/
Nevill913,934/
Nevile91335/
Neveil9158/
Neavil9114/
Neuvil919/
Neviel913/
Nevhil912/
Nevail912/
Neviol911/
Neivil911/
Noevil911/
Netvil911/
Nevilt910/
Neville8336,077/
Neavill83134/
Gnevile8349/
Neuvill8312/
Nechvil839/
Nevilhs832/
Neaveil831/
Neivill830/
Neviell830/
Neveill830/
Nevel801,534/
Navil80715/
Novil8087/
Nivil8013/
Nevyl805/
Neaville77255/
Neaveill77200/
Nechvile7768/
Neveille774/
Neiville774/
Gneville772/
Neaviell771/
Nevilova771/
Nevell73498/
Neuvel73308/
Nevele73270/
Neevel73214/
Naviel73146/
Neivel7349/
Navail7343/
Nievel7342/
Noviel7337/
Nevelő7330/
Nivill7325/
Neavel7321/
Navill7312/
Novail7311/
Novill738/
Nebile738/
Newile732/
Noweil732/
Naveil731/
Nesvyl731/
Nebail731/
Nevyle731/
Nevesl731/
Nyovil731/
Niveil731/
Newail731/
Nevelt731/
Nevhel731/
Niviel731/
Newhil730/
Neveal730/
Neweil730/
Nechville7154/
Neshville711/
Niville67171/
Newhill67112/
Nevelle67100/
Nechvíl6772/
Newesil6737/
Neivelt6729/
Navailh679/
Nivitel672/
Neuvell672/
Noevell672/
Newgill672/
Newille672/
Neveldt671/
Nebhill671/
Nevlova671/
Nebeill671/
Neitvel671/
Neweile671/
Nnebile671/
Newoill670/
Neivell670/
Neibile670/

Nevil Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nevil in the Oriya language
େନଭିଲ୍enabhil-
Nevil in the Hindi language
नेविलnevila92.31
नेवीलnevila7.69
Nevil in the Marathi language
नेवीलnevila49.04
नेिवलneivala46.18
नेवीळnevila0.96
नेऊीलneuila0.64
नवीलnavila0.32
ेवालाevala0.32
नेवेलnevela0.32
नेवीनnevina0.32
नोवीलnovila0.32
नॅवीलnevila0.32

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