Davers Surname

1,300,225th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 174 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Davers Surname Definition:

Davers: is De Havre.

Davers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland581:92,3076,478
England381:1,466,26563,675
United States361:10,068,304413,125
India161:47,941,586492,263
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Wales61:515,75523,171
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
France11:66,422,722504,397
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

The alternate forms: Dävers (17) are calculated separately.

Davers (13) may also be a first name.

Davers Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Davers: is De Havre.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Davers Last Name Facts

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

The surname Davers occurs in Scotland more than any other country or territory. It may appear as: Dävers. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Davers? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,300,225th most numerous surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 41,882,448 people. The surname Davers occurs mostly in Europe, where 67 percent of Davers are found; 59 percent are found in Northern Europe and 59 percent are found in British Isles. Davers is also the 3,159,357th most commonly used first name in the world It is held by 13 people.

The last name Davers is most widespread in Scotland, where it is borne by 58 people, or 1 in 92,307. In Scotland Davers is most numerous in: East Ayrshire, where 36 percent live, North Lanarkshire, where 31 percent live and Dumfries and Galloway, where 29 percent live. Barring Scotland this last name exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in England, where 22 percent live and The United States, where 21 percent live.

Davers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Davers has changed through the years. In Scotland the share of the population with the surname increased 5,800 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it increased 271 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 133 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Davers Last Name Statistics demography

Davers earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.92% less than the national average, earning $38,435 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dävers9417/
Deavers922,099/
Dauvers9262/
Daevers9217/
Daverse929/
Daversh925/
Daviers923/
Dhaevers8622/
Deaviers861/
Davierss861/
Deaverrs860/
Devers836,396/
Dovers83160/
Dawers83122/
Dabers8336/
Davirs838/
Davars833/
Deviers77302/
Deevers77241/
Dampers7734/
Daubers7711/
Dauwers779/
Deavors777/
Dabears773/
Deabers771/
Deversj771/
Devoers771/
Deavars771/
Deavirs770/
Deverrs770/
Davirse770/
Deivers770/
Dauwerse71101/
Dhauwers7128/
Deauvors711/
Dowers671,876/
Devars67489/
Dobers67266/
D'Hauwers67234/
Devors67116/
Dewars67114/
Dewers6797/
Dawirs6795/
Däwers6731/
Dawars674/
Devèrs672/
Dewirs671/
Dawors671/
Dabyrs670/
Devirs670/

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