Séverin Surname

1,727,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 112 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Séverin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Séverin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France421:1,581,493147,826
Switzerland381:216,12918,575
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Burundi91:1,089,428846
Ivory Coast41:5,767,80855,416
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Severin (42,608), Sévérin (5), Sévèrin (1) & Severín (32) are calculated separately.

Séverin (1,169) may also be a first name.

Séverin Last Name Facts

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

Séverin is more frequently found in France than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as: Severin, Sévérin, Sévèrin or Severín. Click here to see other possible spellings of Séverin.

How Common Is The Last Name Séverin? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,727,723rd most widely held family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 65,067,374 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 78 percent of Séverin live; 78 percent live in Western Europe and 78 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 232,342nd most frequently occurring given name in the world It is held by 1,169 people.

The surname Séverin is most commonly occurring in France, where it is held by 42 people, or 1 in 1,581,493. In France Séverin is most frequent in: Île-de-France, where 26 percent are found, Pays de la Loire, where 26 percent are found and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 21 percent are found. Other than France it occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 34 percent are found and Belgium, where 8 percent are found.

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