View the most religious surnames in Russia

Where Does The Last Name Dev Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Dev (Arabic: ديف, Bengali: দেব, Georgian: დევ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺪﻑ, Hindi: देव, Marathi: देव, Oriya: ଦ, Russian: Дев, Tibetan: དེབ་) is more commonly found in India than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Dév. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dev? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 1,761^st most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 23,420 people. The last name Dev occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Dev live; 97 percent live in South Asia and 86 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Dev is also the 3,399^th most widespread given name at a global level. It is borne by 306,886 people.

The last name is most commonly held in India, where it is carried by 272,166 people, or 1 in 2,818. In India Dev is mostly concentrated in: Uttar Pradesh, where 29 percent reside, West Bengal, where 12 percent reside and Bihar, where 10 percent reside. Outside of India Dev is found in 128 countries. It is also common in Bangladesh, where 9 percent reside and Turkey, where 0 percent reside.

Dev Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Dev has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Dev last name rose 3,481 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dev Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Dev last name are 0.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 53.33% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Dev earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 5.73% less than the national average, earning R 224,028 per year; in United States they earn 9.15% more than the national average, earning $47,095 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.42% more than the national average, earning $52,378 CAD per year.