Devay Surname
Approximately 487 people bear this surname
Devay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 186 | 1:357,111 | 53,432 |
| United States | 145 | 1:2,499,717 | 152,655 |
| Turkey | 75 | 1:1,037,619 | 46,427 |
| Brazil | 28 | 1:7,645,512 | 174,288 |
| India | 22 | 1:34,866,608 | 408,224 |
| Canada | 12 | 1:3,070,466 | 169,836 |
| Switzerland | 9 | 1:912,546 | 58,198 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 8 | 1:3,046,921 | 80,371 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 1:5,021,868 | 210,693 |
The alternate forms: Dévay (134) are calculated separately.
Devay (363) may also be a first name.
Devay Demographics
Average Devay Salary in
United States
$47,521 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Devay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Devay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Devay (Hindi: देवय, Marathi: देवाय) is most common in France. It can appear in the variant forms: Dévay. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Devay? popularity and diffusion
It is the 628,294th most prevalent family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 14,964,160 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 51 percent of Devay reside; 40 percent reside in Western Europe and 38 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 456,894th most widely held given name world-wide It is held by 363 people.
It is most prevalent in France, where it is carried by 186 people, or 1 in 357,111. In France it is most prevalent in: Pays de la Loire, where 31 percent are found, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 31 percent are found and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 16 percent are found. Barring France this last name occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 30 percent are found and Turkey, where 15 percent are found.
Devay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Devay has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Devay surname increased 1,450 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 62 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Devay Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Devay surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States Devay are 11.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.33% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Devay earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 10.13% more than the national average, earning $47,521 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.49% more than the national average, earning $55,393 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Devay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Devay in the Hindi language | ||
| देवय | devaya | - |
| Devay in the Marathi language | ||
| देवाय | devaya | 82.64 |
| देवय | devaya | 13.19 |
| देवाया | devaya | 1.39 |
| देवयी | devayi | 0.69 |
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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 Devay
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