Sybil Surname

1,565,797th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 131 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Israel

Sybil Surname User-submission:

The Sybil surname is of Greek origin, meaning 'oracle' or 'prophetess'.

Sybil Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines601:1,687,304110,517
Israel411:208,72320,048
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
India51:153,413,076951,030
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Guyana21:381,11013,532
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Sybil (41,714) may also be a first name.

Sybil Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Sybil surname is of Greek origin, meaning 'oracle' or 'prophetess'.

- amelieclka

Sybil Last Name Facts

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

Sybil (Hindi: सिबिल, Marathi: िसबील) is carried by more people in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Sybil.

How Common Is The Last Name Sybil? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,565,797th most numerous last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 55,630,121 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 82 percent of Sybil reside; 46 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 31 percent reside in Judeo-West Asia. It is also the 21,477th most common first name world-wide, borne by 41,714 people.

The last name Sybil is most frequently occurring in The Philippines, where it is held by 60 people, or 1 in 1,687,304. In The Philippines it is mostly found in: Calabarzon, where 38 percent reside, Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 37 percent reside and Zamboanga Peninsula, where 20 percent reside. Barring The Philippines this surname occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 31 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sybill9156/
Soybil9117/
Seybil9112/
Saybil911/
Sybl890/
Sybille8345/
Sibil801,517/
Sebil80277/
Sybyl80176/
Sybel80125/
Syble8020/
Cybil8011/
Saybel731,357/
Shibil73244/
Seybel73199/
Shebil73151/
Soybel7383/
Shybel7360/
Saibil7351/
Sibiel7327/
Szybel7326/
Sayble7318/
Sybell7314/
Seubil7311/
Soibil736/
Sibill734/
Siebil733/
Sebill733/
Zybill732/
Sebiel732/
Sebiol731/
Chybil731/
Seyble730/
Seibil730/
Sibille675,104/
Sebille671,353/
Shaybel67326/
Shayble6776/
Schebil6766/
Sébille6735/
Shebiel6721/
Sebl6720/
Sibl6718/
Sybelle6717/
Shibilp673/
Sheybel672/
Szaybel672/
Siwl672/
Sybylle671/
Schybel671/
Seybelt671/
Shibilt671/
Sivl671/
Shhybel671/
Sheabil671/
Saybell671/
Seybell670/

Sybil Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sybil in the Hindi language
सिबिलsibila-
Sybil in the Marathi language
िसबीलisabila55
बीलbila15
सायबीलsayabila10
यबीलyabila10
सीबीलsibila5
सॅबीलsebila5

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