Davel Surname

123,218th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,706 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Davel Surname Definition:

“Heaven” in Old Dutch.

Davel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2,2991:23,5662,993
Brazil6941:308,46411,887
India2231:3,439,75598,400
Argentina1711:249,96120,264
United States1531:2,369,013146,433
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
Nigeria241:7,380,948165,663
Zimbabwe171:908,13259,260
England151:3,714,537119,675
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
New Zealand111:411,66631,040
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Romania51:4,015,57458,306
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
France21:33,211,361423,184
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
China21:683,660,78330,601
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

The alternate forms: Dável (2) & Davél (1) are calculated separately.

Davel (436) may also be a first name.

Davel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Heaven” in Old Dutch.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Davel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Davel (Hindi: दवेल, Marathi: दवेल, Russian: Давел) occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant: Dável or Davél. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Davel? popularity and diffusion

Davel is the 123,218th most widely held surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 1,966,418 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 63 percent of Davel live; 63 percent live in Southern Africa and 63 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Davel is also the 410,680th most numerous first name in the world It is held by 436 people.

This last name is most widespread in South Africa, where it is carried by 2,299 people, or 1 in 23,566. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 35 percent reside, Mpumalanga, where 20 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 16 percent reside. Beside South Africa this last name occurs in 36 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 19 percent reside and India, where 6 percent reside.

Davel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Davel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Davel last name increased 805 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Davel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Davel are 17.67% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.44% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Davel earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 103.09% more than the national average, earning R 482,628 per year; in United States they earn 28.04% more than the national average, earning $55,250 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.77% less than the national average, earning $39,366 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dável932/
Davél931/
Dauvel91369/
Davell9151/
Davgel9142/
Deavel9127/
Daevel9126/
Dhavel9117/
Daviel9114/
Daivel9110/
Davele919/
Davelt917/
Daveul914/
Daveil913/
Daveel911/
Dayvel911/
Daveal911/
Davisel834/
Davelle833/
Daiviel833/
Dhavele832/
Daivell831/
Daveall831/
Daviell831/
Dayvell831/
Deavelt831/
Dauvell830/
Daveilt830/
Dovel801,159/
Dawel80595/
Devel80587/
Davil80279/
Dével801/
Davyl801/
Deavealt771/
Deavelle771/
Daweel731,035/
Dovell73653/
Davill73238/
Dovgel73223/
Dabele73171/
Davile73168/
Doveil73137/
Davail7372/
Dawell7355/
Devell7343/
Deveil7330/
Dovhel7326/
Dawele7322/
Daivil7316/
Deivel7312/
Daouel7311/
Davild7311/
Dawiel736/
Dhavil735/
Dauwel733/
Deevel733/
Deveal733/
Doveel733/
Davisl732/
Douvel732/
Deviel732/
Dovele732/
Dabhel732/
Daweil732/
Dauvil732/
Deavil732/
Davilt731/
Davoil731/
Dawhel731/
Doviel731/
Daviol731/
Deuvel730/
Daschveld7126/
Daville67600/
Dhavile67171/
Davoile6763/
Daewail6728/
Deviell6722/
Dovelle6721/
Dabhele6713/
Dampeal677/
Davlova674/
Daibele673/
Douvell672/
Deavile672/
Dauwell672/
Dhawele672/
Dahvile671/
Deeveal671/
Deeveel671/
Davitlp671/
Davittl671/
Dawelle671/
Doveill671/
Deabele671/
Dhavail671/
Deavill670/
Deveill670/
Deiveil670/
Duivell670/
Dauvill670/

Davel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Davel in the Hindi language
दवेलdavela-
Davel in the Marathi language
दवेलdavela77.78
डवलेdavale22.22
Davel in the Russian language
Давелdavel-

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