Devadason Surname

337,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,093 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Devadason Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Devadason Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka7311:28,4663,639
India891:8,618,712176,377
Malaysia741:398,57120,802
United Arab Emirates421:218,14914,475
United States391:9,293,819392,288
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
Australia271:999,84158,390
England181:3,095,448105,421
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Maldives21:202,0864,973
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Devadason (30) may also be a first name.

Devadason Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Devadason Come From? nationality or country of origin

Devadason is held by more people in Sri Lanka than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Devadason? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 337,050th most common surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 6,667,471 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 88 percent of Devadason are found; 75 percent are found in South Asia and 75 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,911,214th most commonly held first name on earth It is held by 30 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 731 people, or 1 in 28,466. Aside from Sri Lanka Devadason occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in India, where 8 percent live and Malaysia, where 7 percent live.

Devadason Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Devadason earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 5.16% more than the national average, earning $45,375 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.86% more than the national average, earning $63,527 CAD per year.

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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 Devadason
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