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 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

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
  • 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 Derviş
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