Davens Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Davens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Davens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England21:27,859,030389,889
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
Wales51:313,68310,604

Davens (51) may also be a first name.

Davens Last Name Facts

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

The last name Davens occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Davens? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,117,718th most numerous family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name Davens is primarily found in The Americas, where 43 percent of Davens are found; 43 percent are found in North America and 43 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Davens is also the 1,396,783rd most widely held first name in the world, held by 51 people.

It is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States it is most numerous in: Maine, where 67 percent reside and Illinois, where 33 percent reside. Besides The United States it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 29 percent reside and Kenya, where 14 percent reside.

Davens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Davens has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Davens surname fell 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Deavens92137/
Devens831,880/
Davans83130/
Davins83115/
Dovens8351/
Dawens833/
Davons830/
Dauwens7792/
Deveans7742/
Duivens7725/
Davence772/
Davinse771/
Davynse771/
Deviens771/
Daevans771/
Deavons771/
Davions770/
Davahans713/
Devins671,882/
Dawans67244/
Dowens67187/
Devans67146/
Devenz67134/
Devons6742/
Dewans678/
Dowans673/
Dovins671/
Dovans671/
Dovyns671/
Dovons670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Davens
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