Severe Surname

25,763rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,900 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Haiti
Highest density in:
Haiti

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.

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Severe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Haiti17,3581:61684
United States2,0661:175,44017,626
France4181:158,90624,682
Tanzania3981:133,01912,405
Malawi2611:65,5908,693
Dominican Republic1621:64,4013,114
Canada591:624,50251,218
Brazil511:4,197,536113,076
Papua New Guinea241:339,73845,241
England201:2,785,90397,972
Mauritius81:161,6778,227
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Latvia51:410,00928,210
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Aruba11:103,4772,586
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2781:180,64316,096

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

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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).

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Severe Last Name Facts

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

Severe (Hindi: सेवेरे, Marathi: सेवेरे) is more commonly found in Haiti than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as: Sevère, Sévere or Sévère. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Severe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 25,763rd most common surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 348,686 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Severe are found; 84 percent are found in Caribbean and 83 percent are found in Gallo-Caribbean. Severe is also the 351,631st most widely held first name worldwide, borne by 569 people.

The last name Severe is most widely held in Haiti, where it is borne by 17,358 people, or 1 in 616. In Haiti Severe is most numerous in: Artibonite, where 30 percent reside, Sud, where 17 percent reside and Ouest, where 17 percent reside. Without taking into account Haiti this last name occurs in 45 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 10 percent reside and France, where 2 percent reside.

Severe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Severe has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 743 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 667 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Severe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Severe are 5.57% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.34% being 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sevère9416/
Sévere941/
Severge92155/
Severre92147/
Severes92122/
Severer9269/
Seviere9226/
Severet9217/
Shevere9211/
Severed929/
Severea925/
Severee923/
Severie923/
Sevetre923/
Severey922/
Seivere921/
Seevere920/
Sievere920/
Sever9145,521/
Sévère8932/
Severeid86240/
Sieveres8624/
Sieveret8622/
Sheverie863/
Sceverie862/
Severets861/
Sheveres861/
Sheverez861/
Severett860/
Seeveres860/
Sieverge860/
Shievere860/
Severi838,106/
Seaver835,052/
Severa834,960/
Sevier834,555/
Severt831,776/
Siever831,453/
Seever83775/
Severy83687/
Seiver83468/
Sevare83449/
Shever83373/
Sewere83250/
Savere83237/
Sesver83226/
Sebere83219/
Cevere83173/
Seveur8376/
Sehver8329/
Sevire8322/
Sjever8322/
Sevger8320/
Sivere8315/
Seïver839/
Seyver837/
Seveir837/
Setver836/
Sovere836/
Seveer834/
Gevere834/
Severá834/
Severd832/
Severp832/
Jevere831/
Zevere831/
Seuver831/
Sevear830/
Sevore830/
Scever830/
Severh830/
Scheverer801/
Sheshvere801/
Sievert7710,608/
Sempere778,354/
Shevare776,627/
Shebere772,834/
Chevere771,310/
Seivert77923/
Sevieri77631/
Severio77426/
Shevera77249/
Seberre77206/
Severit77204/
Seavert77198/
Shiever77157/
Seiverd77144/
Schever77116/
Saviere7793/
Severis7781/
Sewerei7776/
Sevareh7769/
Szevery7760/
Shewere7758/
Sheaver7756/
Seeveri7753/
Shevire7741/
Shavere7737/
Jeveret7727/
Sebiere7720/
Shivere7720/
Siebere7718/
Severay7718/
Savhere7717/
Siviere7716/
Jõevere7715/
Siveres7714/
Sevaire7711/
Zeveyre7711/
Severaj7711/
Sievier7710/
Severri7710/
Severyd7710/
Sheveri779/
Sieveri778/
Sesveri777/
Seibere777/
Seyvert776/
Jshever775/
Seberet775/
Sheverd774/
Seiverr773/
Severai773/
Sieverz773/
Seevert773/
Shevery773/
Sevarre773/
Sheiver772/
Sievery772/
Sciever772/
Seveira772/
Sevirre772/
Sihvere772/
Szevera772/
Syviere772/
Seberie772/
Sheyver771/
Saevare771/
Savaere771/
Sceaver771/
Saveire771/
Saverey771/
Sjevare771/
Siewere771/
Shovere771/
Seivier771/
Seavery771/
Severra771/
Soverei771/
Sheever771/
Saveree771/
Shevert771/
Seuvear771/
Zeverey771/
Zeveure771/
Sewerey771/
Seubere771/
Siveare771/
Sseveri771/
Sievera771/
Sewerge771/
Sehbere771/
Severoi771/
Zeviere771/
Shevier770/
Saveare770/
Sewered770/
Seveart770/
Sceiver770/
Sevires770/
Severid770/
Saverie770/
Seavore770/
Jeverey770/
Seavier770/
Sieverd770/
Seber733,065/
Siver731,466/
Zever731,205/
Syver73780/
Sewer73380/
Šever73145/
Sevir7372/
Cever7343/
Xever732/
Séver731/
Sewre731/
Severova711,879/
Severich711,489/
Sieberer711,413/
Severová71870/
Semphere71340/
Cheverez71233/
Schiever71198/
Seiverth71130/
Cheveres71129/
Severidt71111/
Seimpere7194/
Sieverdt7187/
Severitt7185/
Severith7154/
Scheuver7133/
Scheiver7126/
Cheverre7125/
Severaid7122/
Seinpere7117/
Sheberie7116/
Scheever7112/
Severais716/
Scheaver715/
Sheverha715/
Shivhere714/
Shempere714/
Seewaree714/
Sievertt713/
Seeveera713/
Seiberer712/
Schevera712/
Sieverio712/
Cheveret711/
Savhiere711/
Sieverrt711/
Shevaare711/
Shiveres711/
Seaverry711/
Sebeeret711/
Sevahier711/
Sehweret711/
Severych711/
Sehverio711/
Shaviere711/
Severaya711/
Sheweres711/
Schevert711/
Sehuerer711/
Semperee711/
Szeivert711/
Shiveere711/
Sheberee711/
Sieveris711/
Sievertd711/
Shiveree710/
Scheveer710/
Geverett710/
Cheverer710/
Scheyver710/
Schevery710/
Seavertt710/
Severist710/
Schevier710/
Sebeeree710/
Sieber6726,948/
Gebere679,523/
Seeber678,040/
Shiver675,853/
Sebera675,626/
Savery674,689/
Cevher673,382/
Savare672,975/
Seiber672,680/
Sebire672,261/
Saveri671,622/
Sivera671,318/
Siveri67839/
Sewera67755/
Seewer67705/
Sivert67638/
Sewore67583/
Chever67497/
Sawere67296/
Sivier67255/
Sheber67236/
Seaber67226/
Siverd67226/
Scheivert67206/
Cevera67191/
Savore67191/
Soveri67185/
Sevari67184/
Zebere67182/
Sivare67181/
Sevior67169/
Sheverova67150/
Siewer67143/
Sihver67128/
Cebere67118/
Seviri67104/
Sevira6795/
Sivore6794/
Şevera6786/
Seberi6778/
Sewert6764/
Cevert6764/
Sivire6753/
Sovery6752/
Suiver6751/
Cevger6749/
Sitver6746/
Sibere6742/
Sebeer6741/
Givere6741/
Sejber6736/
Shyver6731/
Sziver6731/
Zivere6728/
Sayver6725/
Zeveri6725/
Seware6725/
Syvert6723/
Sivery6722/
Savire6720/
Sewire6720/
Saiver6720/
Ceveri6719/
Suyver6719/
Jeveri6719/
Sciver6718/
Szíver6718/
Shewer6717/
Sajver6713/
Jewere6712/
Sceber6712/
Sovare6711/
Sevgir6711/
Sovire6710/
Zovere6710/
Şehver6710/
Sebear6710/
Syvera6710/
Seivir679/
Schiveree679/
Zavere679/
Sävert678/
Széver678/
Shewre677/
Soyver676/
Schiverea676/
Sevoir676/
Cheverrea676/
Sevori676/
Sibeer676/
Syvery675/
Zeever675/
Sewger675/
Zeveir674/
Seyber674/
Zeveer674/
Ševera674/
Civere674/
Sewerd673/
Scheverry673/
Seweri673/
Ceaver672/
Seyvir672/
Sevory672/
Sevary672/
Sehouerer672/
Seebär672/
Schewerer672/
Zevare672/
Zevera672/
Zevery672/
Cevare672/
Sowere672/
Cevery672/
Sévery672/
Sebyre672/
Gewere672/
Sebeir672/
Sebery671/
Cevear671/
Chevhereh671/
Gevire671/
Xeveir671/
Sivesr671/
Seveerova671/
Sevhir671/
Sevirz671/
Sewier671/
Siveer671/
Siwere671/
Jevery671/
Seweer671/
Sieveritt671/
Ssempeere671/
Scheverdt671/
Szewer671/
Sévert671/
Syverd671/
Syvetr671/
Syover671/
Scheverri671/
Zeyver671/
Schiverer670/
Zeiver670/
Sevair670/
Sewery670/
Cheeveres670/
Seaberrie670/
Sevirt670/
Sivyre670/
Seewir670/
Ceever670/

Severe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Severe in the Hindi language
सेवेरेsevere-
Severe in the Marathi language
सेवेरेsevere-

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