Seville Surname

98,960th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,788 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Montserrat

Seville Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. An old surname of the East Riding, which has penetrated into Lancashire, as Saville and Seville. It looks like a surname of Norman local extraction.

Robertus Sayuill, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

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Seville Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1,5201:66,60411,387
United States1,4301:253,46824,055
England8151:68,3667,902
France2301:288,79444,266
Jamaica1721:16,6861,551
Australia1671:161,65116,786
Canada1491:247,28623,510
Liberia641:68,8835,877
Ireland561:84,0884,852
Wales391:79,3476,699
New Zealand191:238,33322,631
Scotland161:334,61415,044
Norway161:321,39331,311
Guam121:13,3432,098
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Northern Ireland81:230,63010,839
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Mauritius41:323,35410,053
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Saint Lucia31:59,5942,472
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Montserrat21:2,474299
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Grenada11:108,5351,793
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Macau11:601,6301,582
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland241:184,5789,087
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4701:51,8626,283
Wales111:142,5835,610
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1711:293,67723,423

The alternate forms: Sevillé (1) & Séville (1) are calculated separately.

Seville (322) may also be a first name.

Seville Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. An old surname of the East Riding, which has penetrated into Lancashire, as Saville and Seville. It looks like a surname of Norman local extraction.

Robertus Sayuill, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Johannes Seyuyll, 1379: ibid.

Johannes Sayuyll, 1379: ibid.

1611. John Payne and Fridiswith Savill (Yorkshire): Marriage Lic. (London).

1616-7. Sir Thomas Mildmay and Anne Savile (parish of Wakefield, Yorkshire): ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

For Saville, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Seville Last Name Facts

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

Seville is held by more people in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant: Sevillé or Séville. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Seville? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 98,960th most common surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 1,522,044 people. Seville is primarily found in The Americas, where 39 percent of Seville reside; 33 percent reside in North America and 33 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Seville is also the 488,964th most frequently held forename world-wide It is held by 322 people.

Seville is most prevalent in The Philippines, where it is borne by 1,520 people, or 1 in 66,604. In The Philippines Seville is mostly concentrated in: Central Visayas, where 35 percent live, Western Visayas, where 13 percent live and Davao Region, where 13 percent live. Apart from The Philippines it is found in 43 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 30 percent live and England, where 17 percent live.

Seville Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Seville has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Seville surname expanded 836 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 173 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 233 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 355 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Seville Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Seville last name is principally Catholic (79%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Seville last name are 23.82% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 70.59% registered with the party.

The amount Seville earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 11.6% less than the national average, earning 305,941 kr per year; in United States they earn 5.61% less than the national average, earning $40,728 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.55% more than the national average, earning $61,882 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sevillé951/
Séville951/
Sevilles93272/
Sheville93230/
Sceville9312/
Seaville9311/
Sevillet935/
Seviolle933/
Sevillea932/
Seveille932/
Sevaille932/
Seviller930/
Seiville930/
Sevilley930/
Sevile9247/
Sevill9226/
Sheaville882/
Sevilleas881/
Scheville880/
Seveillet880/
Seviellee880/
Sevilla86155,157/
Saville8613,790/
Shevill86220/
Sevalle86144/
Ceville86132/
Siville86109/
Sevelle8662/
Seavill8656/
Syville8634/
Sevilli8628/
Seviler8626/
Geville865/
Soville863/
Seviole862/
Zeville862/
Seavile861/
Sevilly861/
Sevillá861/
Shevile861/
Seviles860/
Sevil838,124/
Cheville80227/
Savaille8074/
Sevillia8071/
Shevilla8025/
Schevill8019/
Seviolli8014/
Sciville8014/
Djeville8011/
Sevillla8010/
Sheavill809/
Saiville806/
Sevillis805/
Sayville804/
Sevgilli804/
Sevillio802/
Shevelle801/
Savillie801/
Siviller801/
Sievelle801/
Shevalle801/
Sevillaa801/
Savielle801/
Savillee801/
Sevelles801/
Ssevilla801/
Saveille801/
Sebeille801/
Sévaille801/
Schevile800/
Sevalley800/
Sevelley800/
Sivilley800/
Geviller800/
Sebile773,945/
Sevale771,644/
Sivile771,157/
Sevila771,001/
Sevele77607/
Savile77409/
Sivill77380/
Sevgil77283/
Sevili77208/
Sevell77101/
Sevule7754/
Shevil7735/
Sevilä7730/
Gevile7723/
Sevild779/
Sovile779/
Sewile774/
Cevill772/
Cevile771/
Sévile771/
Seviel771/
Chevillet75281/
Schoville75278/
Chevilley7584/
Cheviller7579/
Scioville7569/
Chevaille7512/
Schaville757/
Schevelle752/
Saitville752/
Cheveille751/
Sevillaja751/
D'Sevilla751/
Seivalley750/
Shevale7156,432/
Sevgili715,617/
Cevilla71691/
Chevailler71642/
Sivilla71513/
Savelle71423/
Sevelee71314/
Sevella71293/
Sevilay71184/
Sivilli71181/
Sivelle71117/
Shevell71101/
Civille71100/
Scheveiler7192/
Sebaile7147/
Sevilio7145/
Cevalle7140/
Sevelli7138/
Shevila7138/
Sevilia7136/
Sievilä7135/
Sievila7135/
Sevioli7134/
Jevelle7130/
Xiville7128/
Zevilla7125/
Sevisli7124/
Sebilet7118/
Scivill7115/
Schavillie7114/
Seevell7114/
Shevele7113/
Ssevule7113/
Sevalhe7112/
Savilli719/
Seveles718/
Sevilai718/
Sewelle717/
Sevilis716/
Syvilla716/
Saviele715/
Seveall715/
Ssevili715/
Gevelle715/
Sevelly714/
Siwelle713/
Shevili713/
Gevilli713/
Seibele713/
Sebilee713/
Sivalle713/
Sévilla713/
Shebile713/
Sebitle713/
Chevill712/
Seavell712/
Seveley712/
Savoile712/
Savilee712/
Shevily712/
Sevaley712/
Ssebile712/
Sévalle712/
Sebeile712/
Cevelle711/
Ceviles711/
Chevile711/
Scheavelle711/
Schioville711/
Schovillie711/
Sivilly711/
Siwalle711/
Shevule711/
Shivile711/
Shivill711/
Seivila711/
Seabile711/
Sevaale711/
Sevalea711/
Sehvila711/
Sovilli711/
Seveleh711/
Zaville711/
Zevelle711/
Şevilli711/
Ziville711/
Sevieli711/
Sivillá711/
Sheevil711/
Siewile711/
Savilie711/
Seivilä711/
Syvelle711/
Cheveiller711/
Sevhule711/
Jevilhe711/
Seivell710/
Siviley710/
Siviell710/
Seveale710/
Seaviel710/
Sowelle710/
Sevel67673/
Sivil67467/
Shevella6773/
Chevelle6763/
Chevaile6761/
Cevil6760/
Shevelli6747/
Sheveley6724/
Sheveily6720/
Sevailay6720/
Shavelle6718/
Shevaale6713/
Seevilai6713/
Sevilova6712/
Çevil6712/
Shevalhe6711/
Chiville6711/
Geveiler6710/
Seevelli6710/
Shevhale6710/
Shivelle679/
Shevaley679/
Shevelly678/
Sewle676/
Shevaili675/
Zevil675/
Setvilai675/
Sevilich674/
Sivuyile674/
Shovelle674/
Sevellia674/
Seivilai674/
Savailli673/
Sivillia673/
Sheveler672/
Sévillia672/
Cheviler671/
Coyville671/
Gebeille671/
Shevalea671/
Shiviley671/
Sheevale671/
Sheiwale671/
Shejvale671/
Seevalee671/
Sehevale671/
Sgeveily671/
Syvil671/
Sshevale671/
Cevellee671/
Sayvilie671/
Sawellee671/
Shewelle671/
Seveslee671/
Ceviolli671/
Shavileh671/
Sevellis671/
Siwle671/
Sivillio671/
Schevale671/
Sayvilla671/
Chevilet671/
Seiwalee671/
Sevyl671/
Chevilli671/
Sevesley670/
Shievell670/
Chevailleer670/
Zevisler670/
Jayville670/
Shevelie670/
Savellie670/

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