Severo Surname

9,500th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59,506 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Severo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Severo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil48,8131:4,386346
Mexico2,9701:41,7932,344
Philippines2,5561:39,6086,188
Uruguay1,6821:2,040245
Argentina8611:49,6444,189
United States5561:651,90552,252
Italy5551:110,19218,420
Portugal4911:21,2181,467
Spain1671:279,95217,257
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Israel1421:60,2657,682
Dominican Republic1391:75,0573,477
Paraguay901:80,4082,006
Peru741:429,51513,251
Chile381:463,59112,075
Venezuela321:943,87714,561
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
Thailand211:3,363,731310,277
Colombia151:3,184,93814,936
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
Cuba101:1,152,2726,837
France71:9,488,960336,266
Qatar61:393,00055,922
England61:9,286,343223,652
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Sévero (1) are calculated separately.

Severo (51,305) may also be a first name.

Severo Last Name Facts

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

Severo (Arabic: سيفيرو, Marathi: सेवेरो, Russian: Северо) is more commonly found in Brazil than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Sévero. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Severo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Severo is the 9,500th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 122,467 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 93 percent of Severo are found; 87 percent are found in South America and 82 percent are found in Luso-South America. It is also the 18,103rd most frequent given name worldwide. It is borne by 51,305 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Brazil, where it is held by 48,813 people, or 1 in 4,386. In Brazil Severo is primarily concentrated in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 32 percent reside, São Paulo, where 12 percent reside and Pernambuco, where 8 percent reside. Apart from Brazil this last name is found in 53 countries. It is also common in Mexico, where 5 percent reside and The Philippines, where 4 percent reside.

Severo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Severo has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Severo last name grew 18,533 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Severo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Severo surname are 45.25% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 98.48% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Severo earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 13.55% less than the national average, earning €25,960 per year; in Peru they earn 34.32% less than the national average, earning S/. 12,733 per year; in Colombia they earn 0.86% less than the national average, earning $22,508,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 3.64% more than the national average, earning $44,720 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.72% more than the national average, earning $57,988 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sévero941/
Seviero92144/
Severos9242/
Seveiro9213/
Seivero921/
Seevero921/
Severro921/
Ssevero921/
Severoi921/
Saevero921/
Severous862/
Seiveiro861/
Severa834,960/
Gevero833,588/
Sovero831,869/
Savero83579/
Sivero83569/
Cevero83352/
Sebero83231/
Sewero83157/
Jevero8382/
Seviro839/
Sevaro835/
Severá834/
Zevero831/
Siviero778,790/
Soviero771,006/
Shevera77249/
Shavero7770/
Säverot7731/
Sempero7728/
Saveiro7719/
Ceviero7717/
Saviero7715/
Säveros7713/
Siveiro776/
Siverot776/
Seberos774/
Seviera773/
Severas773/
Siewero773/
Chevero773/
Seveira772/
Szevera772/
Siveroa771/
Seberou771/
Severra771/
Shebero771/
Ceverro771/
Severat771/
Severau771/
Sebeyro771/
Ceveiro771/
Sievera771/
Seewaro771/
Sevyroh771/
Shivero770/
Sheverga71104/
Sivierou7148/
Sciviero7146/
Ssempero7142/
Seveyrat7138/
Cheverou7116/
Sevairos715/
Sheverha715/
Seeveera713/
Severaud713/
Schevera712/
Zeveroux712/
Sivierro712/
Seveyras712/
Chetvero711/
Sieueroa711/
Cheveiro711/
Seberoux711/
Severach711/
Seevirod711/
Seewiroj711/
Seewirot711/
Severaux710/
Severaas710/
Sebera675,626/
Sivera671,318/
Sewera67755/
Gevera67696/
Givero67612/
Savera67501/
Sovera67411/
Savaro67195/
Sibero67191/
Cevera67191/
Sevara67165/
Civero67127/
Sevira6795/
Şevera6786/
Jevera6749/
Sivoro6724/
Sivaro6720/
Savoro6716/
Gebero6715/
Cebero6711/
Siviro6710/
Syvera6710/
Sebiro676/
Geviro676/
Cetverous675/
Saviro674/
Sawero674/
Ševera674/
Ceviro673/
Zevera672/
Siwero672/
Sevora672/
Zebero672/
Zavero671/
Shahveroi671/
Sovaro671/
Sewaro671/
Jewero671/
Sowero671/
Seworo671/
Zivero671/

Severo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Severo in the Marathi language
सेवेरोsevero-
Severo in the Russian language
Североsevero-
Severo in the Arabic language
سيفيروsyfyrw-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Severo
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