Severus Surname
Approximately 266 people bear this surname
Severus Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 184 | 1:13,095 | 2,427 |
| Haiti | 22 | 1:485,632 | 10,903 |
| Switzerland | 9 | 1:912,546 | 58,198 |
| Israel | 9 | 1:950,848 | 57,975 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| Indonesia | 8 | 1:16,531,149 | 488,268 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 32 | 1:1,569,334 | 83,036 |
The alternate forms: Sévérus (1) are calculated separately.
Severus (401) may also be a first name.
Severus Demographics
Average Severus Salary in
South Africa
R 56,280
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Severus Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Severus Come From? nationality or country of origin
Severus occurs more in Namibia more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant: Sévérus. For other potential spellings of Severus click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Severus? popularity and diffusion
The surname Severus is the 973,426th most frequent surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 27,396,789 people. Severus is predominantly found in Africa, where 73 percent of Severus reside; 71 percent reside in Southern Africa and 71 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 430,973rd most common first name at a global level, borne by 401 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Namibia, where it is held by 184 people, or 1 in 13,095. In Namibia Severus is most frequent in: Oshikoto Region, where 47 percent live, Khomas Region, where 18 percent live and Omusati Region, where 15 percent live. Beside Namibia this surname occurs in 20 countries. It also occurs in Haiti, where 8 percent live and Switzerland, where 3 percent live.
Severus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Severus has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Severus surname declined 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Severus Last Name Statistics demography
Severus earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 76.32% less than the national average, earning R 56,280 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sevierus | 93 | 32 | / |
| Severous | 93 | 2 | / |
| Seaverus | 93 | 0 | / |
| Severu | 92 | 11 | / |
| Sévérus | 90 | 1 | / |
| Severud | 86 | 141 | / |
| Saverus | 86 | 38 | / |
| Siverus | 86 | 2 | / |
| Severau | 86 | 1 | / |
| Syverus | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sevarus | 86 | 1 | / |
| Severusova | 82 | 1 | / |
| Siverhus | 80 | 196 | / |
| Severaud | 80 | 3 | / |
| Sieberus | 80 | 1 | / |
| Severaux | 80 | 0 | / |
| Seberu | 77 | 41 | / |
| Siveru | 77 | 5 | / |
| Seweru | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chetverus | 75 | 68 | / |
| Cetverous | 75 | 5 | / |
| Sheberu | 71 | 3,566 | / |
| Syverud | 71 | 312 | / |
| Chetverous | 71 | 150 | / |
| Siverau | 71 | 17 | / |
| Säveros | 71 | 13 | / |
| Savérus | 71 | 7 | / |
| Siverud | 71 | 5 | / |
| Sivarus | 71 | 4 | / |
| Seberos | 71 | 4 | / |
| Sibeeru | 71 | 3 | / |
| Sitveru | 71 | 3 | / |
| Sevirut | 71 | 2 | / |
| Siberus | 71 | 1 | / |
| Seberou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sebheru | 71 | 1 | / |
| Syverup | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sovarus | 71 | 0 | / |
| Sivierou | 67 | 48 | / |
| Cheverud | 67 | 29 | / |
| Cheverau | 67 | 20 | / |
| Cheverou | 67 | 16 | / |
| Sevairos | 67 | 5 | / |
| Syverrud | 67 | 5 | / |
| Seheberu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sivieros | 67 | 1 | / |
| Siberhus | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Severus
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