Devasan Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Devasan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Devasan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India391:19,668,343291,059
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

The alternate forms: Devaşan (21) are calculated separately.

Devasan (146) may also be a first name.

Devasan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Devasan (Hindi: देवसन, Marathi: देवसान) is carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Devaşan. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Devasan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,100,440th most frequent surname globally It is held by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. The last name Devasan occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Devasan reside; 98 percent reside in South Asia and 95 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 763,528th most prevalent given name in the world, borne by 146 people.

The last name is most widespread in India, where it is carried by 39 people, or 1 in 19,668,343. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 64 percent live, Madhya Pradesh, where 15 percent live and Telangana, where 13 percent live. Besides India this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Malaysia, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Devasan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Devasan in the Hindi language
देवसनdevasana91.89
देवशनdevasana2.7
देवासनdevasana2.7
देवसानdevasana2.7
Devasan in the Marathi language
देवसानdevasana57.69
देवसनdevasana38.46
देवासनdevasana3.85

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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 Devasan
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