Devans Surname

1,459,453rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 146 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Devans Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Devans Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India571:13,457,287231,997
United States511:7,107,038327,397
Colombia171:2,810,24014,126
Argentina141:3,053,101127,728
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
England11:55,718,059489,080
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1151:436,68431,761

Devans (228) may also be a first name.

Devans Last Name Facts

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

The surname Devans (Hindi: देवांस, Marathi: देवांस) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Devans? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,459,453rd most frequently held surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 49,914,698 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 58 percent of Devans live; 40 percent live in South Asia and 39 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Devans is also the 594,918th most numerous given name worldwide, held by 228 people.

The last name Devans is most numerous in India, where it is carried by 57 people, or 1 in 13,457,287. In India it is mostly found in: Gujarat, where 88 percent live, Maharashtra, where 7 percent live and Kerala, where 5 percent live. Outside of India Devans occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 35 percent live and Colombia, where 12 percent live.

Devans Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Devans has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Devans surname decreased 56 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Devans Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Devans last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Devans are 19.5% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 72.73% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Devans earn in different countries varies greatly. In Colombia they earn 50.75% less than the national average, earning $11,180,300 COP per year and in United States they earn 16.08% more than the national average, earning $50,089 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Devhans92112/
Deveans9242/
Devansh9223/
D'Evans928/
Desvans924/
Deivans922/
Devains921/
Deevans921/
Daevans921/
Devahans865/
Devhanns861/
Devens831,880/
Davans83130/
Debans83101/
Devanz8355/
Devons8342/
Dewans838/
Divans834/
Dovans831/
Devance77367/
Desbans77365/
Deavens77137/
Debains77117/
Debanse774/
Devon's773/
Devonss771/
D'ebans771/
Deavons771/
Dewhans771/
Dewansh771/
Dewanse771/
Divanse771/
Deveanx770/
Dewains770/
Dievens770/
Devanche716/
Desbains713/
Debanshe713/
Davahans713/
Deevance713/
Debons671,066/
Divens67792/
Dawans67244/
Dowens67187/
Devenz67134/
Dewanz6780/
Dovens6751/
Davens677/
Debams674/
Debanz674/
Dowans673/
Dawens673/
Diwans672/
Devoisins672/
Divons671/
Davons670/
Dovons670/

Devans Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Devans in the Marathi language
देवांसdevansa50
देवन्सdevansa50
Devans in the Hindi language
देवांसdevansa48.65
देवान्सdevansa43.24
देवन्सdevansa5.41
देवांशdevansa2.7

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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 Devans
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