Devake Surname
Approximately 140 people bear this surname
Devake Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 138 | 1:5,558,445 | 134,139 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
The alternate forms: Dévake (1) are calculated separately.
Devake (28) may also be a first name.
Devake Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Devake Come From? nationality or country of origin
Devake (Hindi: देवकी, Marathi: देवके) is borne by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Dévake. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Devake? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,497,948th most frequently occurring last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 52,053,899 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Devake are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 99 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,994,417th most widespread first name internationally. It is borne by 28 people.
This last name is most frequently used in India, where it is carried by 138 people, or 1 in 5,558,445. In India Devake is mostly found in: Maharashtra, where 83 percent live, Gujarat, where 9 percent live and Telangana, where 5 percent live. Other than India this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 1 percent live and Nigeria, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Devake Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Devake in the Hindi language | ||
| देवकी | devaki | - |
| Devake in the Marathi language | ||
| देवके | devake | 93.1 |
| देवकर | devakara | 1.15 |
| देवळे | devale | 1.15 |
| देवकते | devakate | 1.15 |
| देवकी | devaki | 1.15 |
| देवाके | devake | 1.15 |
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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 Devake
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