Deevah Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Deevah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Deevah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Deevah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Deevah is borne by more people in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Deevah? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,968,613th most frequent surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 50 percent of Deevah live; 50 percent live in Southeast Asia and 50 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.

It is most commonly held in Malaysia, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 14,747,112. In Malaysia Deevah is most common in: Negeri Sembilan, where 50 percent are found and Penang, where 50 percent are found. Apart from Malaysia this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 25 percent are found and The United States, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dieeva832/
Deuvah831/
Daeefah7733/
Deyaeva774/
Dehaeva772/
Dieieva771/
Dieva731,468/
Dyeva73139/
Deuva7313/
Daaeva6745/
Deowah6713/
Djevai6712/
Djevat6710/
Diieva677/
Deejua677/
Djevoh677/
Dievas675/
Dyevat673/
Deaiva672/
Deuvai671/
Diefea671/
Dhieva671/
Doheva671/
Deufah671/
Deeifa671/
Djeevo671/
Dyewah671/
Djoeva671/
Dioeva671/
Djevad671/
Deuvea670/

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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 Deevah
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