Devalan Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Devalan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Devalan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France411:1,620,066149,911
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Devalan (56) may also be a first name.

Devalan Last Name Facts

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

Devalan (Hindi: देवलां, Marathi: देवलन) is most common in France. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Devalan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,909,720th most commonly occurring family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. The last name Devalan is mostly found in Europe, where 91 percent of Devalan live; 91 percent live in Western Europe and 91 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Devalan is also the 1,321,957th most commonly occurring first name globally It is held by 56 people.

Devalan is most frequently held in France, where it is borne by 41 people, or 1 in 1,620,066. In France it is most frequent in: Brittany, where 54 percent live, Hauts-de-France, where 29 percent live and Île-de-France, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account France Devalan occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 7 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Devalan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Devalan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Devalan last name fell 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Devalan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Devalan in the Hindi language
देवलांdevalam-
Devalan in the Marathi language
देवलनdevalana58.33
देवलंdevalam33.33
देवदासdevadasa8.33

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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
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  • 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 Devalan
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