Severin Surname

13,155th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42,608 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chad
Highest density in:
Saint Lucia

Severin Surname Definition:

(French) Descendant of Severian (severe), the name of several saints.

Severin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chad13,4801:1,008179
Germany5,9101:13,6221,775
United States3,3541:108,06811,828
Russia3,0561:47,1616,257
France2,6411:25,1513,003
Ethiopia2,0931:46,6065,024
Tanzania1,8191:29,1053,473
Belarus1,5861:5,991831
Moldova1,3491:2,640351
Romania1,3281:15,1191,936
Italy8331:73,41712,944
Canada5861:62,8767,356
Sweden5831:16,8901,442
Australia5411:49,9006,211
Denmark3151:17,9201,757
Saint Lucia2531:707126
Haiti2391:44,7032,807
Belgium1901:60,5099,746
Czechia1891:56,2629,434
Chile1861:94,7123,606
Croatia1721:24,5855,110
DR Congo1711:432,04435,878
Netherlands1581:106,88117,196
Kazakhstan1181:149,85215,002
England1101:506,52832,143
Thailand1061:666,399111,628
Brazil1031:2,078,39265,524
Argentina961:445,24433,533
Ivory Coast951:242,8559,751
Switzerland871:94,40110,260
Spain771:607,16928,212
Dominica741:1,026217
Israel671:127,72613,864
Cameroon601:346,15131,109
South Africa581:934,09859,404
Burundi491:200,099357
Portugal471:221,6658,706
Transnistria411:11,5782,270
Estonia311:42,6398,109
Papua New Guinea301:271,79136,992
Philippines261:3,893,778155,597
Scotland261:205,91610,908
Namibia201:120,4709,225
Venezuela201:1,510,20420,059
Hungary161:613,51735,830
Barbados151:19,1631,043
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
Norway141:367,30634,015
India111:69,733,217610,955
United States Virgin Islands111:10,0341,440
Kyrgyzstan101:597,26542,601
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
Madagascar91:2,627,7603,802
Togo91:805,3086,372
Trinidad and Tobago91:151,5538,353
Finland71:785,24338,644
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Congo61:831,51616,072
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Benin41:2,583,90073,293
China41:341,830,39216,990
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Armenia31:976,72713,552
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2681:187,38316,555

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.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Séverin95112/
Severín9532/
Severina933,456/
Severgin93539/
Severing93326/
Severien93325/
Severijn93202/
Sieverin9321/
Sheverin9317/
Sevaerin931/
Sevherin931/
Severinn931/
Severrin930/
Seiverin930/
Severn924,421/
Sévérin905/
Sévèrin901/
Sievering88608/
Sieverink88145/
Shevergin88101/
Sheverina8892/
Scheverin8843/
Severrien8813/
Sseverina881/
Severienė881/
Sieverina881/
Seivering880/
Sevherina880/
Severyn865,394/
Siverin86794/
Sewerin86610/
Syverin86474/
Saverin86260/
Severim86166/
Severýn86107/
Severen8688/
Severne8679/
Sievern8675/
Sevarin8667/
Ceverin8621/
Seberin8611/
Jeverin8610/
Soverin869/
Zeverin869/
Severén866/
Säverin866/
Sevirin864/
Severrn862/
Severng861/
Sevorin861/
Shevern860/
Seavern860/
Severinova821,363/
Severinová82218/
Sheshverin821/
Schevering820/
Severyna801,477/
Shaverin80452/
Siverina80373/
Shevyrin80246/
Geverink80196/
Sesveren80131/
Zevering80125/
Cevering80107/
Szeberin8083/
Sivergin8068/
Saverien8024/
Sewering8022/
Zeverijn8020/
Sevyrina8018/
Siewerin8018/
Sieberin8016/
Shiverin8011/
Cheverin8011/
Sebering807/
Seberina806/
Sevirina805/
Shevarin805/
Syverina805/
Severeen804/
Ceverina804/
Sivering803/
Sheveryn803/
Sheberin802/
Shevirin802/
Severryn802/
Zeverina802/
Sebergin802/
Seewarin802/
Zeverind801/
Shewerin801/
Syverien801/
Sebierin801/
Severend801/
Sewergin801/
Siverrin801/
Sewerien800/
Seavearn800/
Severgne800/
Sheverinova7812/
Sovern77375/
Sebern77249/
Savern779/
Sivern775/
Zevern772/
Sewern772/
Cevern771/
Gevern771/
Sevarn771/
Sevirn770/
Sevorn770/
Zieverink75380/
Shevyrina75282/
Siebering7599/
Chetverin7562/
Siewering7554/
Seybering7510/
Severnova759/
Zeevering754/
Shiverina753/
Schaverin753/
Sheberina752/
Sheveryna752/
Shevirina751/
Saverienė751/
Seibering750/
Seebering750/
Seweryn715,517/
Savarin711,064/
Severynova71318/
Sivirin71229/
Siebern71218/
Syveryn71209/
Schaverien71103/
Severýnová71100/
Sivorin7184/
Zaverin7173/
Saveryn7157/
Geberin7153/
Seabern7147/
Giverin7145/
Severínová7143/
Saveren7141/
Sebirin7137/
Sevirinova7129/
Chevern7120/
Sevoren7118/
Severynová7118/
Sevyryn7116/
Savirin7114/
Savorin7114/
Shevernova719/
Siverne718/
Siverinova716/
Sewerinová715/
Sovarin714/
Soveren713/
Savyrin713/
Siberin712/
Severenova712/
Seberen712/
Sivarin712/
Seviren712/
Scheberina711/
Schewering711/
Shishverin711/
Seebern711/
Zevirin711/
Severym711/
Sevirim711/
Sevören711/
Siwerin711/
Cyverin711/
Shebern711/
Shivern710/
Severem710/
Schiverina710/
Geuerin710/
Shavarin67412/
Sivirina67221/
Sovereen67102/
Syveryna67102/
Sibering6750/
Shaveryn6740/
Sebiring6737/
Zhevarin6734/
Shovyrin6727/
Shiberin6725/
Sevyryna6714/
Shevyryn6712/
Sibergin6710/
Siberina679/
Gewering678/
Sivirgin677/
Cevirgin677/
Shavirin676/
Giverink676/
Cheberin674/
Chevyrin673/
Sebirina672/
Ceberina672/
Shavorin671/
Savarijn671/
Savereen671/
Siverend671/
Shivarin671/
Szeweren671/
Szeweryn671/
Sévèrien671/
Sybering671/
Siveryna671/
Savarien670/

Severin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Severin in the Oriya language
େସେଭରିନesebharina-
Severin in the Marathi language
सेवेरीनseverina65.45
सेवेिरनseveirana16.36
सेवरीनsevarina5.45
सेवेरीनांिन्ससseverinaminsasa3.64
सेवरीसsevarisa1.82
सेबेरीनseberina1.82
शेरेपीनserepina1.82
सेवेरानseverana1.82
Severin in the Hindi language
सेवेरिनseverina50
सेवेरीनseverina50
Severin in the Russian language
Северинseverin-
Severin in the Arabic language
سيفيرينsyfyryn-
سيفرينsyfryn-
سفرينsfryn-

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