Devaj Surname
Approximately 130 people bear this surname
Devaj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 105 | 1:7,305,385 | 159,213 |
| Croatia | 20 | 1:211,430 | 24,636 |
| Nepal | 3 | 1:9,493,652 | 16,132 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
The alternate forms: Dévaj (1) are calculated separately.
Devaj (183) may also be a first name.
Devaj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Devaj Come From? nationality or country of origin
Devaj (Hindi: देवजा, Marathi: देवज) occurs most in India. It can also occur as a variant: Dévaj. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Devaj? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,573,888th most commonly occurring last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 56,058,046 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 83 percent of Devaj live; 83 percent live in South Asia and 83 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 673,127th most commonly occurring first name worldwide It is held by 183 people.
It is most commonly occurring in India, where it is held by 105 people, or 1 in 7,305,385. In India it is most frequent in: Madhya Pradesh, where 92 percent live, Maharashtra, where 4 percent live and Bihar, where 1 percent live. Beside India this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Croatia, where 15 percent live and Nepal, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Devaj Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Devaj in the Hindi language | ||
| देवजा | devaja | 85.25 |
| देवज | devaja | 8.2 |
| देवाज | devaja | 4.92 |
| Devaj in the Marathi language | ||
| देवज | devaja | 57.96 |
| देवाज | devaja | 39.49 |
| देवजी | devaji | 1.91 |
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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
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- 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 Devaj
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