Derviş Surname
Approximately 2,042 people bear this surname
Derviş Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 1,873 | 1:41,549 | 4,268 |
| Northern Cyprus | 83 | 1:3,844 | 664 |
| Romania | 72 | 1:278,859 | 25,610 |
| Kosovo | 11 | 1:169,261 | 6,833 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Dervis (780) & Derviš (149) are calculated separately.
Derviş (16,167) may also be a first name.
Derviş Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Derviş Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Derviş is more frequently found in Turkey than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Dervis or Derviš. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Derviş? popularity and diffusion
Derviş is the 203,734th most commonly used last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 3,568,828 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 64 percent of Derviş are found; 64 percent are found in West Asia and 64 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 44,116th most frequent forename internationally, borne by 16,167 people.
The last name Derviş is most frequent in Turkey, where it is borne by 1,873 people, or 1 in 41,549. In Turkey Derviş is most prevalent in: Istanbul Province, where 27 percent live, Izmir Province, where 9 percent live and Hatay Province, where 7 percent live. Outside of Turkey it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Northern Cyprus, where 4 percent live and Romania, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dervis | 94 | 780 | / |
| Derviš | 94 | 149 | / |
| Dervic | 83 | 168 | / |
| Derviz | 83 | 15 | / |
| Derveş | 83 | 1 | / |
| Derviç | 83 | 1 | / |
| Dervişova | 80 | 6 | / |
| Dervish | 77 | 5,930 | / |
| Dervich | 77 | 86 | / |
| Dervois | 77 | 31 | / |
| Dervice | 77 | 15 | / |
| Derviss | 77 | 9 | / |
| Dervaiz | 77 | 4 | / |
| Dervais | 77 | 2 | / |
| Dervise | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dervijs | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dervies | 77 | 1 | / |
| Derviche | 71 | 99 | / |
| Dervaish | 71 | 30 | / |
| Derviesh | 71 | 5 | / |
| Dervishj | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dhervish | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dervisch | 71 | 1 | / |
| Derbis | 67 | 573 | / |
| Deruiz | 67 | 237 | / |
| Derwis | 67 | 133 | / |
| Dirvis | 67 | 46 | / |
| Derves | 67 | 43 | / |
| Dervišova | 67 | 41 | / |
| Drevis | 67 | 32 | / |
| Derbiz | 67 | 18 | / |
| Dervez | 67 | 12 | / |
| D'Hervais | 67 | 4 | / |
| Deruis | 67 | 3 | / |
| Dervizová | 67 | 3 | / |
| Derwic | 67 | 3 | / |
| Derbiš | 67 | 2 | / |
| Derbiś | 67 | 1 | / |
| Derwiś | 67 | 1 | / |
| Derrviche | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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- 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 Derviş
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