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

The last name Deva (Arabic: ديفا, Bengali: দেবা, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺪﻓﻌﻪ, Hindi: देवा, Marathi: देवा, Oriya: େଦୱା, Russian: Дева, Tibetan: དེ་བ་) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Déva. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

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

The last name Deva is the 14,164^th most commonly held surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 185,288 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 91 percent of Deva live; 87 percent live in South Asia and 86 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 5,082^nd most frequently used first name world-wide It is held by 205,172 people.

The last name Deva is most widely held in India, where it is held by 26,339 people, or 1 in 29,123. In India Deva is primarily found in: Jharkhand, where 40 percent live, Madhya Pradesh, where 15 percent live and Andhra Pradesh, where 8 percent live. Besides India Deva 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 incidence of Deva has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 7,075 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Deva Last Name Statistics ^demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Deva last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 66.67% 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.