Severino Surname

8,162nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69,697 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Dominican Republic

Severino Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from the Latin severinus, meaning 'strict'.

Severino Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil13,8061:15,506800
Angola10,0571:2,684437
Mozambique8,0341:3,393791
Dominican Republic6,1781:1,689260
Italy5,4591:11,2031,743
Philippines4,8731:20,7752,597
United States4,1981:86,3419,749
Tanzania2,4041:22,0222,736
Peru2,3771:13,3721,756
Chile2,3581:7,471765
Portugal1,9441:5,359546
Mexico1,7141:72,4193,190
Ecuador1,5521:10,2491,663
Argentina1,2891:33,1602,764
Spain5131:91,1357,631
Australia3591:75,1978,815
France3561:186,58129,031
Belgium2641:43,5487,109
Venezuela2531:119,3844,052
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
Canada2081:177,14217,704
Colombia1291:370,3426,221
England1231:452,99229,924
Switzerland1121:73,3308,666
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
Panama1001:39,1232,088
Kenya911:507,47125,695
Uruguay801:42,8974,883
Zimbabwe751:205,84323,645
Costa Rica511:93,7271,640
Sudan491:765,5142,614
El Salvador421:151,0451,886
Germany421:1,916,797106,618
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Namibia261:92,6698,353
Singapore211:262,27211,611
United Arab Emirates141:654,44824,061
Puerto Rico131:273,0882,549
Solomon Islands121:48,3369,616
Paraguay111:657,8867,708
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Antigua and Barbuda91:11,0191,084
Iceland91:42,2322,922
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Guam81:20,0153,029
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
China41:341,830,39216,990
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Slovenia31:829,22525,091
Dominica31:25,297621
Cape Verde31:176,5474,737
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Andorra21:41,9191,654
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Séverino (2) & Sévérino (1) are calculated separately.

Severino (354,373) may also be a first name.

Severino Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from the Latin severinus, meaning 'strict'.

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Severino Last Name Facts

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

The last name Severino (Arabic: سيفيرينو, Marathi: सेवरीन, Russian: Северино) is most common in Brazil. It can occur in the variant forms: Séverino or Sévérino. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Severino? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,162nd most commonly occurring surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 104,560 people. The surname Severino is predominantly found in The Americas, where 49 percent of Severino reside; 31 percent reside in South America and 26 percent reside in Luso-Southern Africa. Severino is also the 2,938th most widespread first name throughout the world, borne by 354,373 people.

The last name Severino is most prevalent in Brazil, where it is borne by 13,806 people, or 1 in 15,506. In Brazil it is mostly found in: São Paulo, where 32 percent live, Minas Gerais, where 20 percent live and Santa Catarina, where 12 percent live. Beside Brazil Severino exists in 90 countries. It also occurs in Angola, where 14 percent live and Mozambique, where 12 percent live.

Severino Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Severino has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Severino surname grew 139,933 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 12,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Severino Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Severino last name are 4.05% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 57.28% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Severino earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 336.49% more than the national average, earning €131,079 per year; in Peru they earn 19.16% less than the national average, earning S/. 15,671 per year; in Colombia they earn 16.05% more than the national average, earning $26,347,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 1.86% more than the national average, earning $43,951 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.02% more than the national average, earning $50,190 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Severino Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Severino in the Marathi language
सेवरीनsevarina50
सेवेरीनोseverino25
सेबेरीनोseberino25
Severino in the Russian language
Севериноseverino-
Severino in the Arabic language
سيفيرينوsyfyrynw-

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