Sevels Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Sevels Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sevels Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia281:73,21610,778
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Ševels (1) are calculated separately.

Sevels Last Name Facts

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

Sevels occurs in Latvia more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Ševels. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sevels? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,909,720th most prevalent last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 64 percent of Sevels are found; 64 percent are found in Northern Europe and 62 percent are found in Baltic Europe.

It is most commonly occurring in Latvia, where it is held by 28 people, or 1 in 73,216. In Latvia it is mostly concentrated in: Latgale, where 79 percent reside, Riga Planning Region, where 18 percent reside and Semigallia, where 4 percent reside. Aside from Latvia Sevels is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 22 percent reside and The United States, where 11 percent reside.

Sevels Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sevels has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 167 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ševels941/
Shevels92159/
Saevels9219/
Seveles928/
Sevells920/
Sjevelås8622/
Shevells861/
Sevelles861/
Shievels860/
Sivels83485/
Savels83357/
Gevels83125/
Sevals8321/
Sevols830/
Cevels830/
Sovels830/
Sevils830/
Schievels8033/
Sivells77291/
Savells7785/
Chevels774/
Ceuvels773/
Sevilse773/
Sevales773/
Jeveles772/
Saviels771/
Jevells771/
Sievals771/
Sevills771/
Sevalls770/
Seviles770/
Shevals770/
Shovels770/
Shevils770/
Shivels770/
Sevilles71272/
Sempeles7196/
Sheavils7145/
Shevills7133/
Sevalles7123/
Siebeles713/
Shaveels711/
Cisveles711/
Sebelese711/
Sivils67982/
Sowels67369/
Sheavills6784/
Jevils6727/
Schovells679/
Zavels675/
Savals672/
Syvils671/
Savils671/
Savelz671/
Civels670/
Cevils670/

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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 Sevels
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