Sevilla Surname
Approximately 155,157 people bear this surname
Sevilla Surname Definition:
From Phoenician "sephela" - place on the lowlands.
Ancient surname and name of province and city in Spain. Surname in Seville, Leon, Castile, and Salamanca. Corruption in spelling of Greek "Hispali" which is also the latin form of the name.
Read More About This SurnameSevilla Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 45,427 | 1:2,229 | 153 |
| Mexico | 21,633 | 1:5,738 | 712 |
| Nicaragua | 21,343 | 1:282 | 56 |
| Spain | 17,625 | 1:2,653 | 309 |
| Honduras | 12,741 | 1:692 | 163 |
| Venezuela | 10,193 | 1:2,963 | 458 |
| United States | 8,548 | 1:42,403 | 5,206 |
| Ecuador | 4,106 | 1:3,874 | 656 |
| Colombia | 3,321 | 1:14,385 | 1,305 |
| Peru | 2,035 | 1:15,619 | 1,968 |
| Argentina | 1,791 | 1:23,866 | 1,995 |
| Costa Rica | 1,359 | 1:3,517 | 340 |
| France | 1,152 | 1:57,659 | 7,687 |
| Bolivia | 813 | 1:13,058 | 1,299 |
| Cuba | 352 | 1:32,735 | 1,627 |
| Canada | 322 | 1:114,427 | 12,178 |
| Thailand | 286 | 1:246,987 | 41,867 |
| Dominican Republic | 185 | 1:56,394 | 2,803 |
| Brazil | 184 | 1:1,163,447 | 40,409 |
| Guatemala | 184 | 1:87,406 | 2,809 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Singapore | 150 | 1:36,718 | 1,328 |
| England | 121 | 1:460,480 | 30,233 |
| Panama | 118 | 1:33,155 | 1,884 |
| Australia | 107 | 1:252,296 | 23,217 |
| Chile | 106 | 1:166,193 | 5,518 |
| El Salvador | 101 | 1:62,811 | 1,379 |
| Bahrain | 88 | 1:15,325 | 3,085 |
| Taiwan | 83 | 1:282,467 | 2,322 |
| Belgium | 42 | 1:273,730 | 32,801 |
| Guam | 41 | 1:3,905 | 492 |
| Germany | 38 | 1:2,118,565 | 113,742 |
| Portugal | 38 | 1:274,164 | 10,086 |
| Paraguay | 33 | 1:219,295 | 3,965 |
| Netherlands | 28 | 1:603,113 | 52,179 |
| Indonesia | 23 | 1:5,749,965 | 259,967 |
| Malaysia | 23 | 1:1,282,358 | 54,976 |
| Puerto Rico | 23 | 1:154,354 | 1,960 |
| Italy | 21 | 1:2,912,223 | 98,106 |
| Gibraltar | 19 | 1:1,787 | 420 |
| Switzerland | 18 | 1:456,273 | 33,097 |
| Turkey | 17 | 1:4,577,731 | 104,623 |
| Hong Kong | 12 | 1:611,290 | 3,500 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Uruguay | 9 | 1:381,306 | 22,825 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| Israel | 7 | 1:1,222,519 | 68,299 |
| Japan | 7 | 1:18,263,470 | 47,869 |
| New Zealand | 7 | 1:646,903 | 40,014 |
| Austria | 5 | 1:1,703,087 | 89,702 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Brunei | 4 | 1:104,683 | 2,048 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Macau | 2 | 1:300,815 | 1,009 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Samoa | 1 | 1:193,808 | 1,089 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 1 | 1:34,329 | 862 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 13 | 1:3,862,976 | 168,604 |
The alternate forms: Sévilla (3) & Sevillá (1) are calculated separately.
Sevilla (3,417) may also be a first name.
Sevilla Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
From Phoenician "sephela" - place on the lowlands.
Ancient surname and name of province and city in Spain. Surname in Seville, Leon, Castile, and Salamanca. Corruption in spelling of Greek "Hispali" which is also the latin form of the name. Became Arabic "Isbiliya" from which Seville is derived. Surname means of or from Seville.
A mansion or house of much luxury.
Andalusian name.
Sevilla Demographics
Average Sevilla Salary in
United States
$42,039 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Sevilla Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sevilla Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sevilla (Russian: Севилла) is more frequently found in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Sévilla or Sevillá. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sevilla? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,626th most frequently held surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 46,969 people. Sevilla occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 58 percent of Sevilla live; 29 percent live in Southeast Asia and 29 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. Sevilla is also the 121,767th most commonly used first name world-wide. It is borne by 3,417 people.
The surname Sevilla is most widely held in The Philippines, where it is borne by 45,427 people, or 1 in 2,229. In The Philippines it is mostly found in: National Capital Region, where 18 percent are found, Central Luzon, where 18 percent are found and Calabarzon, where 16 percent are found. Aside from The Philippines this last name exists in 100 countries. It also occurs in Mexico, where 14 percent are found and Nicaragua, where 14 percent are found.
Sevilla Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Sevilla has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sevilla last name increased 65,754 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Sevilla Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Sevilla last name are 39.61% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 92.84% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Sevilla earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 42.21% less than the national average, earning 200,000 kr per year; in Peru they earn 18.95% more than the national average, earning S/. 23,058 per year; in Colombia they earn 11.19% less than the national average, earning $20,161,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 2.57% less than the national average, earning $42,039 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.02% less than the national average, earning $48,185 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sevilla Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sevilla in the Russian language | ||
| Севилла | sevilla | - |
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