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

Deva (Arabic: ديفا, Bengali: দেবা, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺪﻓﻌﻪ, Hindi: देवा, Marathi: देवा, Oriya: େଦୱା, Russian: Дева, Tibetan: དེ་བ་) is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Déva. For other possible spellings of Deva click here.

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

The surname Deva is the 14,164^th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 185,288 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 91 percent of Deva reside; 87 percent reside in South Asia and 86 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Deva is also the 5,082^nd most commonly used first name on earth It is held by 205,172 people.

Deva is most commonly occurring in India, where it is carried by 26,339 people, or 1 in 29,123. In India it is primarily found in: Jharkhand, where 40 percent live, Madhya Pradesh, where 15 percent live and Andhra Pradesh, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account India it occurs in 101 countries. It also occurs in Nepal, where 17 percent live and Sri Lanka, where 3 percent live.

Deva Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Deva has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Deva last name rose 7,075 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Deva Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (43%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Deva are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Deva earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 3.39% more than the national average, earning R 245,700 per year; in United States they earn 22.44% more than the national average, earning $52,830 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.99% less than the national average, earning $42,731 CAD per year.