Devchand Surname

611,703rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 505 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Devchand Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Devchand Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2201:246,26225,099
India1721:4,459,682116,397
England451:1,238,17956,985
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Zimbabwe201:771,91253,776
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Oman11:3,687,97114,390

Devchand (12,085) may also be a first name.

Devchand Last Name Facts

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

The last name Devchand (Hindi: देवचन्द, Marathi: देवचंद) has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Devchand? popularity and diffusion

It is the 611,703rd most frequently held last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 14,430,784 people. The last name Devchand occurs mostly in Africa, where 48 percent of Devchand reside; 48 percent reside in Southern Africa and 48 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Devchand is also the 53,899th most frequent first name on earth, borne by 12,085 people.

The last name Devchand is most numerous in South Africa, where it is held by 220 people, or 1 in 246,262. In South Africa Devchand is mostly concentrated in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 53 percent live, Gauteng, where 39 percent live and Western Cape, where 7 percent live. Apart from South Africa this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in India, where 34 percent live and England, where 9 percent live.

Devchand Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Devchand surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Devchand earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 77.33% more than the national average, earning R 421,404 per year and in United States they earn 17.91% more than the national average, earning $50,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Devchan932/
Dewchand8829/
Debchand8817/
Depchand886/
Deepchand82360/
Dhewchand8230/
Devhane80101/
Dewchan8010/
Dipchand75472/
Devkhane7514/
Devhante751/
Defchane751/
Debchain751/
Divhan71180/
Debhan7115/
Devsan712/
Devjan711/
Dewhan710/
Debshan679/
Divhain676/
Devsane672/
Dewshan671/
Defcant671/
Devsant671/

Devchand Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Devchand in the Marathi language
देवचंदdevacanda98.05
देवचन्दdevacanda0.49
देवंचदdevancada0.44
देवचंdevacam0.36
धांडेdhande0.08
देवचदdevacada0.03
ेमचंदemacanda0.03
देवचंन्दdevacannda0.03
देवीचंदdevicanda0.02
चहांदेcahande0.02
देिवचंदdeivacanda0.02
देवचांदdevacanda0.01
डेवचांदdevacanda0.01
देवानंदdevananda0.01
दवचंदdavacanda0.01
उदेभानudebhana0.01
देवमनdevamana0.01
देवचन्devacan0.01
दवंडेdavande0
देवचनdevacana0
देवचेदdevaceda0
दंवचंदdanvacanda0
देवान्चंदdevancanda0
देचंदdecanda0
दीचंदdicanda0
दैवचंदdaivacanda0
देवचंंदdevacamnda0
देवजन्दdevajanda0
Devchand in the Hindi language
देवचन्दdevacanda82.61
देवचंदdevacanda16.57
देवचन्द्devacand0.41
देवचन्द्रdevacandra0.25
देव्चन्दdevcanda0.16

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Footnotes

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