Seva Surname
Approximately 10,408 people bear this surname
Seva Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 4,545 | 1:22,275 | 2,881 |
| India | 2,226 | 1:344,594 | 18,888 |
| Spain | 1,124 | 1:41,594 | 4,003 |
| Argentina | 359 | 1:119,062 | 10,065 |
| Indonesia | 255 | 1:518,624 | 42,226 |
| Italy | 250 | 1:244,627 | 33,116 |
| France | 239 | 1:277,919 | 42,706 |
| Malawi | 209 | 1:81,910 | 10,289 |
| DR Congo | 192 | 1:384,789 | 33,038 |
| United States | 152 | 1:2,384,598 | 147,132 |
| Papua New Guinea | 135 | 1:60,398 | 7,783 |
| Albania | 99 | 1:29,435 | 4,620 |
| Zimbabwe | 85 | 1:181,626 | 21,765 |
| Greece | 74 | 1:149,727 | 24,658 |
| Brazil | 49 | 1:4,368,864 | 116,514 |
| Turkey | 41 | 1:1,898,083 | 67,283 |
| Mexico | 32 | 1:3,878,944 | 25,867 |
| Canada | 23 | 1:1,601,982 | 107,690 |
| Venezuela | 20 | 1:1,510,204 | 20,059 |
| Qatar | 19 | 1:124,105 | 14,725 |
| Azerbaijan | 19 | 1:507,849 | 9,707 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Australia | 16 | 1:1,687,231 | 81,699 |
| England | 16 | 1:3,482,379 | 114,324 |
| Finland | 16 | 1:343,544 | 24,270 |
| Russia | 16 | 1:9,007,691 | 311,782 |
| Malaysia | 15 | 1:1,966,282 | 78,777 |
| Taiwan | 13 | 1:1,803,442 | 11,840 |
| Fiji | 9 | 1:99,377 | 1,883 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Solomon Islands | 8 | 1:72,504 | 14,153 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6 | 1:589,400 | 14,340 |
| Ukraine | 5 | 1:9,104,539 | 300,808 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Cuba | 5 | 1:2,304,543 | 8,951 |
| Ecuador | 5 | 1:3,181,169 | 27,617 |
| Haiti | 4 | 1:2,670,977 | 16,453 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Colombia | 4 | 1:11,943,518 | 26,735 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Chile | 4 | 1:4,404,118 | 44,633 |
| Madagascar | 4 | 1:5,912,459 | 5,394 |
| Netherlands | 4 | 1:4,221,794 | 131,139 |
| Peru | 4 | 1:7,946,031 | 41,846 |
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
| Uruguay | 2 | 1:1,715,879 | 35,955 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 1:5,579,854 | 232,921 |
The alternate forms: Ševa (444), Séva (8), Sevá (6), Sevà (3) & Sèva (1) are calculated separately.
Seva (34,514) may also be a first name.
Seva Demographics
Seva Political Affiliation
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Seva Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Seva Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Seva (Arabic: سيفاء, Georgian: სევა, Hindi: सेवा, Marathi: सेवा, Oriya: େସବା, Russian: Сева) occurs in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It may occur as: Ševa, Séva, Sevá, Sevà or Sèva. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Seva? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 49,431st most commonly occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 700,187 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 68 percent of Seva are found; 46 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 43 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. Seva is also the 24,997th most widely held first name worldwide It is held by 34,514 people.
Seva is most commonly used in The Philippines, where it is held by 4,545 people, or 1 in 22,275. In The Philippines Seva is primarily found in: Bicol, where 27 percent live, Western Visayas, where 25 percent live and National Capital Region, where 18 percent live. Besides The Philippines it is found in 88 countries. It is also found in India, where 21 percent live and Spain, where 11 percent live.
Seva Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Seva has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Seva last name rose 1,689 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Seva Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Orthodox (89%) in Russia and Orthodox (71%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Seva surname are 41.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 95% registered with the party.
The amount Seva earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 52.48% less than the national average, earning S/. 9,212 per year; in Colombia they earn 32.04% more than the national average, earning $29,975,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 7.17% less than the national average, earning $40,054 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.28% less than the national average, earning $42,092 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Seva Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Seva in the Georgian language | ||
| სევა | seva | - |
| Seva in the Marathi language | ||
| सेवा | seva | 99.88 |
| शेवा | seva | 0.04 |
| सॆवा | seva | 0.04 |
| Seva in the Hindi language | ||
| सेवा | seva | 99.75 |
| शिवा | siva | 0.02 |
| सोवा | sova | 0.02 |
| से्वा | seva | 0.01 |
| रेखा | rekha | 0.01 |
| मेवा | meva | 0.01 |
| सॆवा | seva | 0.01 |
| शेवा | seva | 0.01 |
| Seva in the Oriya language | ||
| େସବା | esaba | 66.67 |
| େବୱା | ebawa | 33.33 |
| Seva in the Russian language | ||
| Сева | seva | - |
| Seva in the Arabic language | ||
| سيفاء | syfa | - |
| سيفا | syfa | - |
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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 Seva
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