Devance Surname

773,729th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 367 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
France

Devance Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Devance Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2721:1,332,57092,890
France921:721,98690,334
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Devance (56) may also be a first name.

Devance Last Name Facts

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

The last name Devance occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Devance? popularity and diffusion

It is the 773,729th most prevalent last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 19,857,073 people. The surname Devance occurs mostly in The Americas, where 72 percent of Devance reside; 71 percent reside in North America and 71 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,321,957th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, borne by 56 people.

This surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 272 people, or 1 in 1,332,570. In The United States Devance is most common in: Texas, where 28 percent live, Maryland, where 22 percent live and California, where 12 percent live. Other than The United States this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in France, where 25 percent live and Jamaica, where 0 percent live.

Devance Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Devance has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 3,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Devance Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Devance last name are 12.22% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 65.45% being registered with the political party.

Devance earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.71% less than the national average, earning $39,392 USD per year.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Devance
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