Dervish Surname
Approximately 5,930 people bear this surname
Dervish Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 4,465 | 1:17,197 | 2,223 |
| England | 781 | 1:71,342 | 8,173 |
| Bulgaria | 287 | 1:24,317 | 2,063 |
| Russia | 90 | 1:1,601,367 | 107,342 |
| United States | 64 | 1:5,663,421 | 279,165 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 51 | 1:117,111 | 13,579 |
| Australia | 39 | 1:692,197 | 46,687 |
| Albania | 28 | 1:104,073 | 9,868 |
| Greece | 16 | 1:692,487 | 77,522 |
| Turkey | 15 | 1:5,188,095 | 110,069 |
| Sweden | 14 | 1:703,340 | 52,204 |
| Canada | 14 | 1:2,631,828 | 153,264 |
| Belgium | 13 | 1:884,357 | 69,774 |
| Belarus | 6 | 1:1,583,510 | 89,472 |
| Azerbaijan | 5 | 1:1,929,824 | 23,635 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Northern Cyprus | 2 | 1:159,506 | 9,062 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 1:1,768,201 | 16,841 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
Dervish (1,451) may also be a first name.
Dervish Demographics
Average Dervish Salary in
United States
$68,750 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
Dervish Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dervish in the Hindi language | ||
| देर्वीष | dervisa | - |
| Dervish in the Russian language | ||
| Дервиш | dervis | - |
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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 Dervish
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