Dervish Surname

81,829th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,930 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Dervish Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dervish Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran4,4651:17,1972,223
England7811:71,3428,173
Bulgaria2871:24,3172,063
Russia901:1,601,367107,342
United States641:5,663,421279,165
Kyrgyzstan511:117,11113,579
Australia391:692,19746,687
Albania281:104,0739,868
Greece161:692,48777,522
Turkey151:5,188,095110,069
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Belgium131:884,35769,774
Belarus61:1,583,51089,472
Azerbaijan51:1,929,82423,635
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Northern Cyprus21:159,5069,062
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Guam11:160,1214,893
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187

Dervish (1,451) may also be a first name.

Dervish Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dervish (Hindi: देर्वीष, Russian: Дервиш) occurs in Iran more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dervish? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dervish is the 81,829th most frequently occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,228,928 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 77 percent of Dervish live; 75 percent live in South Asia and 75 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 204,770th most frequently held first name internationally. It is borne by 1,451 people.

It is most prevalent in Iran, where it is borne by 4,465 people, or 1 in 17,197. In Iran it is primarily concentrated in: Tehran Province, where 16 percent reside, Mazandaran Province, where 12 percent reside and Razavi Khorasan Province, where 8 percent reside. Other than Iran it exists in 40 countries. It is also common in England, where 13 percent reside and Bulgaria, where 5 percent reside.

Dervish Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Orthodox (80%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Dervish surname are 2.33% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 55.56% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Dervish earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 59.33% more than the national average, earning $68,750 USD per year and in Canada they earn 47.98% more than the national average, earning $73,522 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dervaish9330/
Derviesh935/
Dhervish931/
Dervisch931/
Dervishj931/
Dervis92780/
Darvish8630,874/
Derwish864,161/
Derbish86175/
Dervesh86107/
Dervysh8699/
Dervich8686/
Dervois8631/
Derviss869/
Deruish866/
Dervais862/
Dirvish861/
Dervies861/
Dervijs861/
Dervise861/
Dervi83480/
Dervishova8218/
Derviche8099/
Darvaish8072/
Derwaish8029/
Derwisch8016/
Derruish804/
Dharvish801/
Daervesh801/
Derweish801/
Derveesh801/
Darveish801/
Derbisch801/
Darvuish801/
Derviş772,042/
Derbis77573/
Dervic77168/
Derviš77149/
Darvis77139/
Derwis77133/
Dirvis7746/
Derves7743/
Drevis7732/
Dervie7726/
Dorvis7725/
Derviz7715/
Dervhi778/
Deruis773/
Dervit773/
Derbih773/
Dervio772/
Derviy772/
Dervid772/
Derviç771/
Derviș771/
Derwitsch7531/
D'Hervais754/
Derrviche751/
Derbitsch751/
Darwish71269,527/
Darvesh713,127/
Derwich71897/
Derbich71682/
Derwisz71532/
Derbishova71266/
Derbois71247/
Derbisz71144/
Deruise71111/
Derbise7167/
Daruish7140/
Darvysh7136/
Derwesh7135/
Derbysh7133/
Darvies7128/
Dervech7123/
Dorwish7121/
Dervice7115/
Derveus7111/
Dirwish7111/
Derbesh718/
Dervyshova717/
Dervaiz714/
Deruich714/
Dirvich713/
Darvais713/
Desrves712/
Derbizh711/
Derweische711/
Derzuis711/
Darhvis711/
Desruis711/
Dervije711/
Dorveis711/
Dorviss711/
Drewish711/
Derwysh711/
Dervess710/
Dervitt710/
Dervees710/
Dervese710/
Derviea710/
Darwaish673,961/
Darweish671,115/
Derwi67618/
Derbi67305/
Derve67228/
Drevi67164/
Derbaise67104/
Derva6798/
Darwisch6748/
Dharvesh6742/
Drewisch6728/
Dervy6726/
Derweesh6723/
Derui6723/
Darveesh6717/
Deruiche679/
Derweash675/
Dharwish673/
Derruich673/
Desruiss672/
Daruisch672/
Dherbois672/
Dervé672/
Darvaysh672/
Dherwesh671/
Derveese671/
Darwishs671/
Derweshh671/
Derbiche671/
Darwwish671/

Dervish Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dervish in the Hindi language
देर्वीषdervisa-
Dervish in the Russian language
Дервишdervis-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dervish
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