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Where Does The Last Name Sever Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Sever (Arabic: سيفير, Georgian: სევერ, Marathi: सेवेर, Russian: Север) is found most frequently in Turkey. It may appear in the variant forms: Šever or Séver. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sever? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Sever is the 12,341^st most commonly occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 160,092 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 59 percent of Sever reside; 56 percent reside in West Asia and 55 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 118,957^th most commonly occurring first name internationally, held by 3,549 people.

The last name Sever is most frequently used in Turkey, where it is held by 31,162 people, or 1 in 2,497. In Turkey it is most frequent in: Istanbul Province, where 19 percent are found, Izmir Province, where 9 percent are found and Bursa Province, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account Turkey this last name occurs in 84 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 7 percent are found and The United States, where 7 percent are found.

Sever Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Sever has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Sever last name increased 737 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 378 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 750 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Sever Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (87%) in Russia, Orthodox (71%) in Belarus and Orthodox (88%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Sever surname are 12.52% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.29% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Sever earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 5.12% less than the national average, earning 328,371 kr per year; in United States they earn 5.23% more than the national average, earning $45,406 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.52% more than the national average, earning $54,910 CAD per year.