Davenhill Surname

734,496th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 394 people bear this surname

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

Davenhill Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Davenhill Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2091:259,22326,097
England1451:384,26226,878
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England761:320,72921,086

Davenhill Last Name Facts

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

The surname Davenhill is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Davenhill? popularity and diffusion

Davenhill is the 734,496th most frequent last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 18,496,309 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 53 percent of Davenhill are found; 53 percent are found in Southern Africa and 53 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most widely held in South Africa, where it is held by 209 people, or 1 in 259,223. In South Africa Davenhill is mostly found in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 83 percent are found, Gauteng, where 14 percent are found and Western Cape, where 2 percent are found. Other than South Africa this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also common in England, where 37 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.

Davenhill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Davenhill has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Davenhill surname expanded 191 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Davenhill Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Davenhill last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered with the party.

The amount Davenhill earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 1.49% more than the national average, earning R 241,176 per year and in United States they earn 58.57% less than the national average, earning $17,875 USD per year.

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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
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  • 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 Davenhill
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