Devah Surname
Approximately 190 people bear this surname
Devah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 177 | 1:4,333,703 | 114,361 |
| Liberia | 9 | 1:489,837 | 23,279 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Devah (92) may also be a first name.
Devah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Devah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Devah (Hindi: देवह) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Devah? popularity and diffusion
The last name Devah is the 1,227,038th most widely held surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 38,355,505 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 94 percent of Devah live; 94 percent live in South Asia and 88 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 992,070th most prevalent forename at a global level. It is borne by 92 people.
The surname is most numerous in India, where it is carried by 177 people, or 1 in 4,333,703. In India Devah is primarily found in: Bihar, where 42 percent reside, Uttar Pradesh, where 33 percent reside and Jharkhand, where 14 percent reside. Not including India this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Liberia, where 5 percent reside and Iran, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Devah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Devah in the Hindi language | ||
| देवह | devaha | 95.92 |
| देवाह | devaha | 2.04 |
| देव | deva | 2.04 |
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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 Devah
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