Derviş Surname

203,734th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,042 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Derviş Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Derviş Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey1,8731:41,5494,268
Northern Cyprus831:3,844664
Romania721:278,85925,610
Kosovo111:169,2616,833
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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 surname Derviş occurs more in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant: Dervis or Derviš. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Derviş? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 203,734th most frequent family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,568,828 people. The last name Derviş occurs mostly in Asia, where 64 percent of Derviş live; 64 percent live in West Asia and 64 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. Derviş is also the 44,116th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, held by 16,167 people.

It is most widespread in Turkey, where it is carried by 1,873 people, or 1 in 41,549. In Turkey it is primarily found in: Istanbul Province, where 27 percent are found, Izmir Province, where 9 percent are found and Hatay Province, where 7 percent are found. Not including Turkey it is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Northern Cyprus, where 4 percent are found and Romania, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dervis94780/
Derviš94149/
Dervic83168/
Derviz8315/
Derveş831/
Derviç831/
Dervişova806/
Dervish775,930/
Dervich7786/
Dervois7731/
Dervice7715/
Derviss779/
Dervaiz774/
Dervais772/
Dervise771/
Dervijs771/
Dervies771/
Derviche7199/
Dervaish7130/
Derviesh715/
Dervishj711/
Dhervish711/
Dervisch711/
Derbis67573/
Deruiz67237/
Derwis67133/
Dirvis6746/
Derves6743/
Dervišova6741/
Drevis6732/
Derbiz6718/
Dervez6712/
D'Hervais674/
Deruis673/
Dervizová673/
Derwic673/
Derbiš672/
Derbiś671/
Derwiś671/
Derrviche671/

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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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