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

Sevelen occurs more in Namibia more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sevelen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,333,370th most prevalent surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 108,769,342 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 78 percent of Sevelen live; 78 percent live in Southern Africa and 78 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly used in Namibia, where it is held by 52 people, or 1 in 46,335. In Namibia Sevelen is most numerous in: Omusati Region, where 85 percent reside, Otjozondjupa Region, where 8 percent reside and Erongo Region, where 2 percent reside. Barring Namibia Sevelen occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 18 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.

Sevelen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sevelen has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the 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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