Sevelen Surname

2,333,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 67 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Sevelen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sevelen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia521:46,3355,885
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Sevelen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sevelen is more commonly found in Namibia than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sevelen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sevelen is the 2,333,370th most prevalent family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 108,769,342 people. The surname Sevelen is mostly found in Africa, where 78 percent of Sevelen are found; 78 percent are found in Southern Africa and 78 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most common in Namibia, where it is held by 52 people, or 1 in 46,335. In Namibia it is most frequent in: Omusati Region, where 85 percent live, Otjozondjupa Region, where 8 percent live and Erongo Region, where 2 percent live. Excluding Namibia Sevelen occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 18 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

Sevelen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sevelen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sevelen last name contracted 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Sevelen
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