Severin Surname
Approximately 42,608 people bear this surname
Severin Surname Definition:
(French) Descendant of Severian (severe), the name of several saints.
Severin Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chad | 13,480 | 1:1,008 | 179 |
| Germany | 5,910 | 1:13,622 | 1,775 |
| United States | 3,354 | 1:108,068 | 11,828 |
| Russia | 3,056 | 1:47,161 | 6,257 |
| France | 2,641 | 1:25,151 | 3,003 |
| Ethiopia | 2,093 | 1:46,606 | 5,024 |
| Tanzania | 1,819 | 1:29,105 | 3,473 |
| Belarus | 1,586 | 1:5,991 | 831 |
| Moldova | 1,349 | 1:2,640 | 351 |
| Romania | 1,328 | 1:15,119 | 1,936 |
| Italy | 833 | 1:73,417 | 12,944 |
| Canada | 586 | 1:62,876 | 7,356 |
| Sweden | 583 | 1:16,890 | 1,442 |
| Australia | 541 | 1:49,900 | 6,211 |
| Denmark | 315 | 1:17,920 | 1,757 |
| Saint Lucia | 253 | 1:707 | 126 |
| Haiti | 239 | 1:44,703 | 2,807 |
| Belgium | 190 | 1:60,509 | 9,746 |
| Czechia | 189 | 1:56,262 | 9,434 |
| Chile | 186 | 1:94,712 | 3,606 |
| Croatia | 172 | 1:24,585 | 5,110 |
| DR Congo | 171 | 1:432,044 | 35,878 |
| Netherlands | 158 | 1:106,881 | 17,196 |
| Kazakhstan | 118 | 1:149,852 | 15,002 |
| England | 110 | 1:506,528 | 32,143 |
| Thailand | 106 | 1:666,399 | 111,628 |
| Brazil | 103 | 1:2,078,392 | 65,524 |
| Argentina | 96 | 1:445,244 | 33,533 |
| Ivory Coast | 95 | 1:242,855 | 9,751 |
| Switzerland | 87 | 1:94,401 | 10,260 |
| Spain | 77 | 1:607,169 | 28,212 |
| Dominica | 74 | 1:1,026 | 217 |
| Israel | 67 | 1:127,726 | 13,864 |
| Cameroon | 60 | 1:346,151 | 31,109 |
| South Africa | 58 | 1:934,098 | 59,404 |
| Burundi | 49 | 1:200,099 | 357 |
| Portugal | 47 | 1:221,665 | 8,706 |
| Transnistria | 41 | 1:11,578 | 2,270 |
| Estonia | 31 | 1:42,639 | 8,109 |
| Papua New Guinea | 30 | 1:271,791 | 36,992 |
| Philippines | 26 | 1:3,893,778 | 155,597 |
| Scotland | 26 | 1:205,916 | 10,908 |
| Namibia | 20 | 1:120,470 | 9,225 |
| Venezuela | 20 | 1:1,510,204 | 20,059 |
| Hungary | 16 | 1:613,517 | 35,830 |
| Barbados | 15 | 1:19,163 | 1,043 |
| Nigeria | 14 | 1:12,653,054 | 227,444 |
| Norway | 14 | 1:367,306 | 34,015 |
| India | 11 | 1:69,733,217 | 610,955 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 11 | 1:10,034 | 1,440 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 10 | 1:597,265 | 42,601 |
| Poland | 10 | 1:3,800,875 | 132,137 |
| Madagascar | 9 | 1:2,627,760 | 3,802 |
| Togo | 9 | 1:805,308 | 6,372 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 9 | 1:151,553 | 8,353 |
| Finland | 7 | 1:785,243 | 38,644 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Congo | 6 | 1:831,516 | 16,072 |
| New Zealand | 6 | 1:754,720 | 41,661 |
| Austria | 4 | 1:2,128,859 | 91,203 |
| Benin | 4 | 1:2,583,900 | 73,293 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Gabon | 4 | 1:472,298 | 3,618 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Armenia | 3 | 1:976,727 | 13,552 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Panama | 3 | 1:1,304,086 | 13,647 |
| Slovakia | 3 | 1:1,778,817 | 104,392 |
| Lithuania | 2 | 1:1,517,294 | 35,813 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 268 | 1:187,383 | 16,555 |
The alternate forms: Séverin (112), Severín (32), Sévérin (5) & Sévèrin (1) are calculated separately.
Severin (65,743) may also be a first name.
Severin Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(French) Descendant of Severian (severe), the name of several saints.
Severin Demographics
Severin Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Severin Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Severin Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Severin (Arabic: سيفيرين, Hindi: सेवेरिन, Marathi: सेवेरीन, Oriya: େସେଭରିନ, Russian: Северин) has its highest incidence in Chad. It can also occur as: Séverin, Severín, Sévérin or Sévèrin. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Severin? popularity and diffusion
The surname Severin is the 13,155th most widespread surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 171,037 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 44 percent of Severin reside; 32 percent reside in West Africa and 32 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Severin is also the 14,649th most widespread forename on earth It is held by 65,743 people.
It is most commonly held in Chad, where it is borne by 13,480 people, or 1 in 1,008. Excluding Chad it occurs in 103 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 14 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.
Severin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Severin has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Severin last name expanded 1,251 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 2,750 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Severin Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Orthodox (86%) in Russia, Orthodox (89%) in Belarus and Orthodox (81%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Severin last name are 10.39% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.16% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Severin earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 3.48% less than the national average, earning 334,029 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 82.22% more than the national average, earning R 433,020 per year; in United States they earn 6.68% more than the national average, earning $46,033 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.1% more than the national average, earning $50,725 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Severin Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Severin in the Oriya language | ||
| େସେଭରିନ | esebharina | - |
| Severin in the Marathi language | ||
| सेवेरीन | severina | 65.45 |
| सेवेिरन | seveirana | 16.36 |
| सेवरीन | sevarina | 5.45 |
| सेवेरीनांिन्सस | severinaminsasa | 3.64 |
| सेवरीस | sevarisa | 1.82 |
| सेबेरीन | seberina | 1.82 |
| शेरेपीन | serepina | 1.82 |
| सेवेरान | severana | 1.82 |
| Severin in the Hindi language | ||
| सेवेरिन | severina | 50 |
| सेवेरीन | severina | 50 |
| Severin in the Russian language | ||
| Северин | severin | - |
| Severin in the Arabic language | ||
| سيفيرين | syfyryn | - |
| سيفرين | syfryn | - |
| سفرين | sfryn | - |
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