Devan Surname
Approximately 21,027 people bear this surname
Devan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 17,073 | 1:44,929 | 3,137 |
| United States | 1,423 | 1:254,715 | 24,153 |
| United Arab Emirates | 556 | 1:16,479 | 1,981 |
| Saudi Arabia | 358 | 1:86,189 | 12,374 |
| Malaysia | 308 | 1:95,760 | 6,604 |
| South Africa | 278 | 1:194,884 | 21,043 |
| Indonesia | 144 | 1:918,397 | 68,422 |
| England | 131 | 1:425,329 | 28,711 |
| Canada | 94 | 1:391,974 | 34,739 |
| Qatar | 81 | 1:29,111 | 3,031 |
| Singapore | 77 | 1:71,529 | 2,869 |
| Kuwait | 77 | 1:49,360 | 5,585 |
| Iran | 75 | 1:1,023,767 | 46,913 |
| Bahrain | 73 | 1:18,474 | 3,432 |
| Pakistan | 41 | 1:4,357,168 | 30,068 |
| Iraq | 26 | 1:1,346,987 | 15,017 |
| Scotland | 20 | 1:267,691 | 12,985 |
| Nepal | 20 | 1:1,424,048 | 7,048 |
| Brazil | 19 | 1:11,267,070 | 228,483 |
| Argentina | 16 | 1:2,671,463 | 118,579 |
| Oman | 16 | 1:230,498 | 3,970 |
| Australia | 14 | 1:1,928,264 | 88,951 |
| Russia | 10 | 1:14,412,306 | 394,810 |
| Belgium | 10 | 1:1,149,664 | 82,403 |
| Sri Lanka | 9 | 1:2,312,062 | 9,186 |
| Slovakia | 7 | 1:762,350 | 73,078 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Fiji | 4 | 1:223,598 | 2,635 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 1:1,509,441 | 47,971 |
| Kazakhstan | 3 | 1:5,894,165 | 166,702 |
| Iceland | 3 | 1:126,697 | 5,403 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Maldives | 2 | 1:202,086 | 4,973 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 14 | 1:316,419 | 12,423 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 38 | 1:641,457 | 31,575 |
| Scotland | 17 | 1:220,189 | 7,953 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 258 | 1:194,646 | 17,040 |
The alternate forms: Deván (24) & Déván (1) are calculated separately.
Devan (34,233) may also be a first name.
Devan Demographics
Average Devan Salary in
United States
$44,742 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Devan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Devan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Devan (Bengali: দেওয়ান, Hindi: देवन, Marathi: देवन, Oriya: େଦବନ, Russian: Деван, Tibetan: དི་ཝན་) has its highest incidence in India. It can occur in the variant forms: Deván or Déván. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Devan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 25,627th most commonly occurring family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 346,580 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 90 percent of Devan live; 82 percent live in South Asia and 81 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Devan is also the 25,149th most commonly occurring first name globally. It is borne by 34,233 people.
The surname Devan is most widely held in India, where it is carried by 17,073 people, or 1 in 44,929. In India Devan is primarily found in: Bihar, where 79 percent reside, Kerala, where 5 percent reside and Maharashtra, where 4 percent reside. Excluding India it occurs in 59 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 7 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 3 percent reside.
Devan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Devan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Devan surname rose 552 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 345 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 118 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 93 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Devan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States Devan are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 75% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Devan earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 198.75% more than the national average, earning R 709,944 per year; in Colombia they earn 32.41% less than the national average, earning $15,344,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 3.69% more than the national average, earning $44,742 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.01% more than the national average, earning $53,164 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Devan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Devan in the Tibetan language | ||
| དི་ཝན་ | diwen | - |
| Devan in the Bengali language | ||
| দেওয়ান | de'oyana | - |
| Devan in the Oriya language | ||
| େଦବନ | edabana | - |
| Devan in the Hindi language | ||
| देवन | devana | 46.54 |
| देवान | devana | 28.87 |
| देवां | devam | 11.68 |
| देवं | devam | 10.73 |
| दीवान | divana | 0.82 |
| डेवन | devana | 0.34 |
| हेवन | hevana | 0.07 |
| दिवान | divana | 0.07 |
| देवाँ | devam | 0.07 |
| देवणा | devana | 0.07 |
| देवान् | devan | 0.07 |
| देवा | deva | 0.07 |
| देवँ | devam | 0.07 |
| Devan in the Marathi language | ||
| देवन | devana | 35.84 |
| देवण | devana | 21.46 |
| देवाण | devana | 21.03 |
| देवान | devana | 17.81 |
| देमाणा | demana | 0.29 |
| देवेन | devena | 0.29 |
| डेवन | devana | 0.21 |
| देवी | devi | 0.14 |
| देव | deva | 0.14 |
| देवाजी | devaji | 0.14 |
| िवण | ivana | 0.14 |
| डेवान | devana | 0.07 |
| देवां | devam | 0.07 |
| देवॉन | devona | 0.07 |
| देवना | devana | 0.07 |
| Devan in the Russian language | ||
| Деван | devan | - |
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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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- 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 Devan
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