Sev Surname

84,625th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,708 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Sev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia3,7111:4,173648
Nigeria8551:207,18512,344
Turkey5971:130,35410,675
Russia1841:783,27764,691
India491:15,654,396253,566
England471:1,185,49155,443
United Arab Emirates401:229,05715,464
Qatar311:76,0647,685
Taiwan161:1,465,2979,806
Azerbaijan151:643,27511,348
Estonia151:88,12015,474
United States141:25,889,924709,614
France131:5,109,440259,941
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Kazakhstan81:2,210,31295,036
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Armenia61:488,3639,305
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Chile11:17,616,47493,597

The alternate forms: Sév (3) & Šev (2) are calculated separately.

Sev (1,936) may also be a first name.

Sev Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sev (Hindi: सेव, Marathi: सेव, Russian: Сев) has its highest incidence in Cambodia. It may also be found in the variant forms: Sév or Šev. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sev? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 84,625th most widely held family name globally, borne by around 1 in 1,276,725 people. The last name Sev occurs mostly in Asia, where 77 percent of Sev are found; 65 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 65 percent are found in Khmer-Asia. Sev is also the 172,395th most numerous forename globally, borne by 1,936 people.

Sev is most prevalent in Cambodia, where it is held by 3,711 people, or 1 in 4,173. In Cambodia Sev is most common in: Ratanakiri Province, where 97 percent live, Battambang Province, where 1 percent live and Takéo Province, where 1 percent live. Not including Cambodia this last name is found in 60 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 15 percent live and Turkey, where 10 percent live.

Sev Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sév893/
Šev892/
Seva8610,408/
Soev86758/
Shev86640/
Saev86513/
Siev86245/
Seev86118/
Seav8640/
Sevh864/
Seiv863/
Seuv863/
Scev862/
Setv862/
Sevs861/
Ssev861/
Sevt861/
Sejv861/
Sevp861/
Sevw861/
Hsev861/
Shoev7521,553/
Shaev752,365/
Sheva751,084/
Sevch75251/
Sceva75158/
Sheev75120/
Sceav7517/
Shiev7512/
Schev758/
Sehev753/
Sheyv752/
Seitv752/
Seevs751/
Sheuv751/
Shejv751/
Ssoev751/
Shevs751/
Shgev751/
Sevzz751/
Ssesv751/
Sheiv750/
Sheav750/
Sav67120,602/
Siv6713,675/
Sep675,677/
Cev675,636/
Sew673,508/
Sef673,000/
Seb672,307/
Jev67650/
Sebova67622/
Sov67332/
Sevova67317/
Gev6790/
Zev6779/
Sepova6776/
Sahiev6776/
Schaev6771/
Scheva6738/
Shchev6727/
Syv6726/
Sefova6723/
Sebová6721/
Schevz6719/
Säv6717/
Shevdh677/
Xev676/
Shevch676/
Sheshv675/
Scheev674/
Seheev674/
Scheiv674/
Sepová674/
Sievsz672/
Schiev672/
Schoev671/
Sheavs671/
Sewova671/

Sev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sev in the Hindi language
सेवseva98.87
Sev in the Marathi language
सेवseva66.67
सॅवseva33.33
Sev in the Russian language
Севsev-

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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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  • 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 Sev
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