Devanagi Surname

1,385,851st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 158 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Qatar

Devanagi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Devanagi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1481:5,182,874128,264
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Devanagi (13) may also be a first name.

Devanagi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Devanagi (Marathi: देवणगी) is found most frequently in India. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Devanagi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,385,851st most numerous surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 46,123,708 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Devanagi live; 94 percent live in South Asia and 94 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 3,159,357th most widely held first name on earth It is held by 13 people.

The surname is most frequently held in India, where it is carried by 148 people, or 1 in 5,182,874. In India it is most prevalent in: Karnataka, where 80 percent live, Andhra Pradesh, where 14 percent live and Maharashtra, where 3 percent live. Besides India it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Qatar, where 6 percent live and Germany, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Devanagi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Devanagi in the Marathi language
देवणगीdevanagi57.14
देवनगीdevanagi28.57
देवानगीdevanagi14.29

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Devanagi
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