Deve Surname

43,585th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,926 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mozambique
Highest density in:
Mozambique

Deve Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Deve Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mozambique5,5621:4,9011,104
India2,8481:269,33515,400
Turkey1,7621:44,1674,481
Zimbabwe4461:34,6155,333
France3951:168,15926,178
Pakistan1801:992,46612,920
Fiji1261:7,0981,425
Solomon Islands821:7,0741,084
Papua New Guinea821:99,43613,359
United States671:5,409,835270,257
Nigeria601:2,952,37992,303
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Taiwan431:545,2274,074
Benin411:252,08822,137
Argentina331:1,295,25574,988
South Africa261:2,083,75892,464
Malaysia201:1,474,71161,770
Netherlands161:1,055,44866,951
England141:3,979,861125,553
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Nepal71:4,068,70811,207
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
China21:683,660,78330,601
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iceland11:380,09011,096
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

The alternate forms: Devé (12), Dève (7) & Dévé (32) are calculated separately.

Deve (17,414) may also be a first name.

Deve Last Name Facts

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

The last name Deve (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﻑ, Hindi: देवे, Marathi: देवे, Oriya: େଦେବ) is found most frequently in Mozambique. It can also be found as a variant: Devé, Dève or Dévé. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Deve? popularity and diffusion

Deve is the 43,585th most frequent surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 611,064 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 52 percent of Deve live; 51 percent live in Southern Africa and 47 percent live in Luso-Southern Africa. It is also the 41,810th most widely held first name globally It is held by 17,414 people.

The surname is most frequent in Mozambique, where it is borne by 5,562 people, or 1 in 4,901. Besides Mozambique Deve exists in 53 countries. It is also common in India, where 24 percent are found and Turkey, where 15 percent are found.

Deve Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Deve has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Deve surname grew 670 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 467 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Deve Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Deve last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered with the political party.

The amount Deve earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 75.46% less than the national average, earning R 58,308 per year and in United States they earn 20.11% less than the national average, earning $34,473 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Devé9212/
Dève927/
Dever8910,305/
Devie899,669/
Devey892,772/
Devee892,201/
Deves892,139/
Devei891,534/
Doeve89607/
Deved89472/
Devez89268/
Deuve89214/
Devet89209/
Deive89174/
Deave89103/
Deeve8984/
Devea8962/
Desve8962/
Devge8960/
Devje8946/
Dieve8945/
Dheve8938/
Deveu8931/
Deveh8917/
Detve8913/
Dejve897/
Daeve897/
Deyve892/
Devej891/
Dévé8332/
Deaver806,494/
Deaves801,051/
Deveer801,020/
Devesh80316/
Deeves80298/
Deever80274/
Deevey80189/
Devecz80139/
Deveas8097/
Devett8073/
Deheve8061/
Dhever8044/
Deavey8043/
Deveyt8038/
Deiver8032/
Deve'a8019/
Devees8017/
Deives8015/
Deveed808/
Dievie807/
Devech806/
Deyves805/
Devess804/
Deevee804/
Desver803/
Deyver803/
Deverr802/
Dheive802/
Devedt802/
Deevie802/
Devije802/
Deveds802/
Deveis802/
Detvet802/
Devest801/
Devehr801/
Devets801/
Devhed801/
Dhaeve801/
Dheuve801/
Deeved801/
Ddeeve801/
Dehveh801/
Deiveu801/
Dehved801/
De'ver801/
Daevie801/
Devesz801/
Deveij801/
Devhei801/
Deyvez801/
Deivea801/
Dhevie801/
Deuvea800/
Devihe800/
Deavie800/
Devi7571,061,794/
Dave75155,427/
Dove7541,188/
Dive7517,774/
Devy7510,196/
Debe755,169/
Dewe752,316/
Devı75854/
Dyve75103/
Devj7543/
Deví751/
Döve751/
Deveydt7364/
Devecht7334/
Deveish732/
Deveesh731/
Deveeth731/
Deveyst731/
Devieii731/
Devoeii731/
Dehever731/
Dehevet731/
Devahey731/
Dechvet731/
Deevech731/
Deevesh731/
Deivees730/
Deveitt730/
Devehie730/
Deavett730/
Desvett730/
Davey6761,511/
Dewey6722,110/
Deeva6710,787/
Devis677,317/
Diver677,016/
Deeba676,750/
Devii676,710/
Dhebe676,662/
Devid676,639/
Deevi675,293/
Davei675,289/
Debes674,117/
Dovey673,672/
Devoy672,683/
Debie672,215/
Debeh671,515/
Dehwe671,318/
Devio671,312/
Debey671,196/
Devai671,196/
Devih671,108/
Divet671,083/
Davea671,011/
Devit67801/
Devip67735/
Döver67727/
Dives67693/
Davee67669/
Daevi67665/
Ddevi67633/
Deevy67573/
Dhave67569/
Daveu67541/
Deibe67540/
Deviz67536/
Dewee67529/
Doevi67490/
Devay67487/
Debet67479/
Dowee67475/
Diebe67457/
Devui67447/
Debez67441/
Deavi67407/
Dievi67406/
Daveh67389/
Deivi67368/
Dhevi67327/
Devys67325/
Debee67297/
Döveç67269/
Devoi67264/
Deber67252/
Desue67246/
Debeş67221/
Daive67205/
Deiva67202/
Desvi67187/
Dhewe67169/
Deavy67162/
Dempe67158/
Diveu67134/
Deuvi67134/
Debea67133/
Devaj67130/
Dewie67125/
Devgi67121/
Dhive67120/
Debei67116/
Deoue67110/
Deube67107/
Divee6796/
Devhi6783/
Dibee6780/
Deviy6761/
Deawe6759/
Devaa6757/
Deeby6752/
Dewei6751/
Deweh6748/
Dawee6748/
Diove6743/
Devij6742/
Divey6739/
Devyi6739/
Deyvi6739/
Daave6739/
Debeu6735/
Deuwe6735/
Deabe6734/
Dived6734/
D'Yve6734/
Deeue6733/
Dovee6730/
Dhove6726/
Deebi6723/
Diewe6722/
Deyva6722/
Dohve6720/
Deebe6718/
Dayve6717/
Dev'a6715/
Deivy6713/
Dyver6713/
Deewi6712/
Devér6712/
Devís6712/
Devyt6712/
Debed6710/
Dehbe6710/
Devès6710/
Divea679/
Hdevi679/
Deewa679/
Dehvi678/
Deava677/
Dewea677/
Deybe677/
Deviï677/
Devyz677/
Tdevi676/
Dhevy676/
Däves676/
Debhe675/
Diwee675/
Detvi675/
Dewhe674/
Dejvi674/
Divei674/
Dejue674/
Deyue674/
Debge674/
Devés673/
Deewe673/
Deewd673/
Deiue673/
Dewep672/
Deyvy672/
Dovea672/
Doewe672/
Duyve672/
Dyves672/
Desvé672/
Deweß672/
D'Ave672/
Doveh672/
Devha671/
Devoa671/
Dev'i671/
Deschver671/
Dybee671/
Dovei671/
Deiwe671/
Dyove671/
Desvy671/
Deviå671/
Dewej671/
Desbe671/
Deïva671/
Doveu671/
Duive671/
Hdove671/

Deve Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Deve in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺩﻑdf-
Deve in the Oriya language
େଦେବedeba-
Deve in the Marathi language
देवेdeve96.49
देवdeva3.23
िदेवेideve0.19
डेवेdeve0.09
Deve in the Hindi language
देवेdeve57.31
देवीdevi36.99
देवdeva2.05
डेवेdeve0.46
दवेdave0.46

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