Serve Surname

185,769th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,281 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Serve Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Serve Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1,2141:54,7147,232
Germany4221:190,77122,122
United States1341:2,704,917162,137
Mauritania881:46,5333,461
New Caledonia831:3,328498
Haiti581:184,2057,235
India571:13,457,287231,997
Pakistan461:3,883,56328,150
Brazil271:7,928,679178,836
Belgium191:605,08754,956
Greece181:615,54471,673
England171:3,277,533109,658
Venezuela161:1,887,75523,347
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Trinidad and Tobago31:454,65814,297
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Saint Lucia21:89,3902,918
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

The alternate forms: Servé (35) & Servè (2) are calculated separately.

Serve (803) may also be a first name.

Serve Last Name Facts

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

The last name Serve (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﺮﻓﻪ, Hindi: सेरवे, Marathi: सेव) is carried by more people in France than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Servé or Servè. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Serve? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 185,769th most widespread surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 3,194,891 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 74 percent of Serve are found; 72 percent are found in Western Europe and 53 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. Serve is also the 288,684th most prevalent forename in the world, borne by 803 people.

The surname is most prevalent in France, where it is borne by 1,214 people, or 1 in 54,714. In France Serve is most common in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 59 percent live, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 12 percent live and Île-de-France, where 8 percent live. Besides France Serve occurs in 51 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 19 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.

Serve Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Serve has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 670 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Serve Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Serve last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Serve earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 7.84% more than the national average, earning $46,534 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.72% more than the national average, earning $56,005 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Servé9335/
Servè932/
Server91278,096/
Servet911,363/
Servey91378/
Serves91360/
Sherve91124/
Servie91118/
Servez9156/
Served9134/
Serveh9118/
Sjerve9113/
Sierve9113/
Servei9111/
Servej915/
Servee914/
Szerve913/
Searve911/
Serveu911/
Saerve911/
Shervey83421/
Shjerve8340/
Sierves8315/
Servetz8312/
Szervei8311/
Servett838/
Servesh836/
Sherves835/
Serveey832/
Serveer832/
Sjerver831/
Sjervey831/
Sheerve831/
Searver831/
Servets831/
Servest831/
Shaerve831/
Shervet831/
Sierver831/
Sherver830/
Servess830/
Scervey830/
Scherve830/
Sarve807,738/
Gerve803,464/
Serva802,991/
Servi802,951/
Serwe80637/
Servy80394/
Serue80335/
Serbe80248/
Jerve80190/
Cerve80162/
Sorve8034/
Sirve8027/
Särve8024/
Zerve807/
Syrve802/
Sõrve801/
Sreve801/
Schjerve77108/
Serveiss7736/
Shervets7713/
Schervee772/
Sergeeve771/
Scherver770/
Shreve738,478/
Sarvey735,344/
Serbes733,923/
Servis731,768/
Jerves731,161/
Serbeh73786/
Serber73785/
Seervi73533/
Servio73519/
Serbez73478/
Jervey73462/
Gerver73370/
Saerue73353/
Sierva73333/
Gervet73219/
Jervez73214/
Sherva73200/
Servai73192/
Siervi73150/
Gerves73139/
Servay73131/
Zerves73118/
Gervez73108/
Cherve73105/
Sirver7393/
Cerver7390/
Servit7380/
Serzue7375/
Sarveh7360/
Gervey7353/
Serbet7351/
Zervea7342/
Syrvet7341/
Shirve7331/
Serbee7329/
Sirvee7329/
Sarvie7324/
Sarvei7323/
Servít7322/
Gerved7321/
Serbie7321/
Sirvet7318/
Serwei7318/
Serbey7317/
Shervi7317/
Zherve7313/
Saarve7313/
Jerver7312/
Servuj7312/
Sarvhe7310/
Serbea7310/
Servid739/
Servoy739/
Seerbe739/
Shervy738/
Serues738/
Cervez738/
Cerves736/
Szerva736/
Cervey735/
Scerbe734/
Sharve734/
Seruer734/
Szervi734/
Gervei733/
Cervei732/
Sirves732/
Zerver732/
Serbée732/
Cervet732/
Djerve732/
Siervy732/
Serwes732/
Sherue731/
Shorve731/
Soerue731/
Gierve731/
Searvy731/
Serwey731/
Ssarve731/
Szerbe731/
Sarvee731/
Serweh731/
Serviç731/
Seroue731/
Zerveh731/
Servih731/
Sserwe731/
Sehrvi731/
Seirva731/
Gerveh731/
Sirvei731/
Servoi731/
Servhj731/
Sierbe730/
Zervey730/
Jerrve730/
Sherbe730/
Servejova711/
Servejová711/
Serbest6714,602/
Servais679,982/
Serviss671,061/
Chervet67957/
Jerveed67666/
Sherbet67366/
Sherber67118/
Scherbe6786/
Chervey6781/
Servois6734/
Zerveas6732/
Shirvey6729/
Servaia6729/
Seervai6728/
Shirves6726/
Shervis6722/
Serwetz6721/
Scerbet6719/
Sõeruer6719/
Sharvei6715/
Servich6710/
Shervai6710/
Shirver6710/
Sheruer678/
Sharvey677/
Gerveis677/
Sherbey676/
Gervets676/
Jervhed676/
Serbesh675/
Sirvetz674/
Seerber673/
Servish673/
Sierber672/
Sharveh672/
Servuis672/
Scherva672/
Servait672/
Serbejs672/
Gervehr672/
Sherbei672/
Serbets671/
Cher've671/
Chervei671/
Scerber671/
Shrevee671/
Shervay671/
Sheervi671/
Sherbee671/
Serbeah671/
Searbeh671/
Servaiz671/
Servays671/
Serwwer671/
Serouet671/
Sherbie671/
Shervui671/
Siervio671/
Scerbei671/
Serbesd671/
Serbiej671/
Szervét671/
Chervez671/
Sherwei671/
Searvai671/
Serweed671/
Jervess670/
Jerveas670/
Jervett670/
Cherves670/
Searbey670/
Serbett670/
Cervett670/
Seervis670/
Cherver670/
Sirvess670/
Gervett670/
Searber670/
Jervets670/

Serve Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Serve in the Hindi language
सेरवेserave-
Serve in the Marathi language
सेवseva-
Serve in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺳﺮﻓﻪsrfh95.45
ﺳﺮﻑsrf4.55

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