Devchandra Surname

1,185,157th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 200 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Devchandra Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Devchandra Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1981:3,874,068106,327
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521

Devchandra (2,105) may also be a first name.

Devchandra Last Name Facts

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

The last name Devchandra (Hindi: देवचन्द्र, Marathi: देवचंद) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Devchandra? popularity and diffusion

The surname Devchandra is the 1,185,157th most common last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 36,437,730 people. The last name Devchandra occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Devchandra live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 100 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Devchandra is also the 163,938th most widespread first name worldwide, borne by 2,105 people.

The surname Devchandra is most frequently used in India, where it is held by 198 people, or 1 in 3,874,068. In India Devchandra is most frequent in: Madhya Pradesh, where 94 percent live, Daman and Diu, where 3 percent live and Uttar Pradesh, where 2 percent live. Besides India it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 1 percent live and Sri Lanka, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dev Chandra951/
Devi Chandra916/
Devchander9015/
Debchandra905/
Deepchandra8610/
Dipchandra8025/

Devchandra Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Devchandra in the Hindi language
देवचन्द्रdevacandra94.64
देवचंद्रdevacandra4.87
देवचन््द्रdevacandra0.24
देव्चन्द्रdevcandra0.12
देवचन्द्राdevacandra0.12
Devchandra in the Marathi language
देवचंदdevacanda51.72
देवचन्devacan13.79
देवानंदdevananda3.45
देवदरdevadara3.45
देवांगणाdevangana3.45
देवचन्दdevacanda3.45
देवरामdevarama3.45
देवरसdevarasa3.45
देवचदdevacada3.45
धनराजdhanaraja3.45
देवदासdevadasa3.45
देवचंारामdevacamarama3.45

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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 Devchandra
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