Severe Surname
Approximately 20,900 people bear this surname
Severe Surname Definition:
(Anglo-French-Latin) the French Sévère, Latin Severus (a fairly common Roman family- name) = the Severe, Stern, Cruel [Latin sever-us] The Roman emperor who died at York a.d. 211 was aptly named.
John le Severe.
Read More About This SurnameSevere Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haiti | 17,358 | 1:616 | 84 |
| United States | 2,066 | 1:175,440 | 17,626 |
| France | 418 | 1:158,906 | 24,682 |
| Tanzania | 398 | 1:133,019 | 12,405 |
| Malawi | 261 | 1:65,590 | 8,693 |
| Dominican Republic | 162 | 1:64,401 | 3,114 |
| Canada | 59 | 1:624,502 | 51,218 |
| Brazil | 51 | 1:4,197,536 | 113,076 |
| Papua New Guinea | 24 | 1:339,738 | 45,241 |
| England | 20 | 1:2,785,903 | 97,972 |
| Mauritius | 8 | 1:161,677 | 8,227 |
| Philippines | 7 | 1:14,462,603 | 238,248 |
| Israel | 6 | 1:1,426,272 | 75,466 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Latvia | 5 | 1:410,009 | 28,210 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 278 | 1:180,643 | 16,096 |
The alternate forms: Sevère (16), Sévere (1) & Sévère (32) are calculated separately.
Severe (569) may also be a first name.
Severe Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Anglo-French-Latin) the French Sévère, Latin Severus (a fairly common Roman family- name) = the Severe, Stern, Cruel [Latin sever-us] The Roman emperor who died at York a.d. 211 was aptly named.
John le Severe.—Hundred Rolls
User-submitted Reference
Severe is a French surname, denoting a severe man, someone who is strict or harsh; also denoting a descendant of Sévère (a French form of Severus or Severin (severe)).
This surname is common in Haiti due to French colonization (as the country still speaks French or the Haitian-Creole variation).
- deleted-173293Severe Demographics
Average Male Severe Height
176.31 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Severe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Severe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Severe (Hindi: सेवेरे, Marathi: सेवेरे) occurs most in Haiti. It may appear in the variant forms: Sevère, Sévere or Sévère. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Severe? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 25,763rd most frequent last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 348,686 people. The last name Severe is mostly found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Severe live; 84 percent live in Caribbean and 83 percent live in Gallo-Caribbean. It is also the 351,631st most frequently occurring forename worldwide, held by 569 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Haiti, where it is carried by 17,358 people, or 1 in 616. In Haiti it is most frequent in: Artibonite, where 30 percent live, Sud, where 17 percent live and Ouest, where 17 percent live. Besides Haiti this last name exists in 45 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 10 percent live and France, where 2 percent live.
Severe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Severe has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Severe last name rose 743 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 667 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Severe Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Severe last name are 5.57% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.34% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Severe earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 2.82% less than the national average, earning $41,933 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.59% less than the national average, earning $34,980 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Severe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Severe in the Hindi language | ||
| सेवेरे | severe | - |
| Severe in the Marathi language | ||
| सेवेरे | severe | - |
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Severe Reference & Research
Sevier-Seaver-Severs DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Sevier-Seaver-Severs FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Severe
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