Deveaux Surname

65,314th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,643 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Bahamas

Deveaux Surname Definition:

(French) Dweller in a valley.

Deveaux Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2,8961:22,9362,670
United States1,8951:191,27118,939
Bahamas1,4141:27763
Canada8341:44,1795,457
Dominican Republic2701:38,6402,109
Mexico1451:856,04312,054
Belgium361:319,35136,407
England291:1,921,31276,208
Argentina241:1,780,97692,783
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Trinidad and Tobago151:90,9326,341
Turks and Caicos Islands131:2,641268
Guyana101:76,2225,818
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Saint Lucia31:59,5942,472
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Saint Pierre and Miquelon21:3,200337
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2401:209,24518,018

Deveaux (69) may also be a first name.

Deveaux Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French) Dweller in a valley.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Deveaux Last Name Facts

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

Deveaux is found most in France. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Deveaux? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 65,314th most widespread family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 953,493 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 58 percent of Deveaux are found; 34 percent are found in North America and 33 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 1,171,416th most commonly used given name worldwide. It is borne by 69 people.

This last name is most common in France, where it is held by 2,896 people, or 1 in 22,936. In France it is most prevalent in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 20 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 14 percent are found and Réunion, where 14 percent are found. Outside of France Deveaux occurs in 36 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent are found and The Bahamas, where 19 percent are found.

Deveaux Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Deveaux has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Deveaux surname increased 790 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 2,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Deveaux Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Deveaux surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Deveaux last name are 5.25% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 58.48% being registered with the political party.

The amount Deveaux earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.06% more than the national average, earning $43,606 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.57% less than the national average, earning $43,934 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
de Veaux9369/
Deveeaux932/
Deaveaux932/
Deiveaux931/
Deyveaux931/
Dueveaux930/
Devaux9221,367/
Deveau927,024/
Deveax922/
Dveaux920/
Duveaux86246/
de Vaux86192/
Daveaux86151/
de Veau8662/
De-Vaux868/
Diveaux867/
Deaveau865/
Deveoux861/
Deaveax861/
Deuvaux861/
Defeaux861/
Devoaux860/
Devea8362/
Devau8361/
Deveu8331/
Davieaux8038/
de Feaux806/
Duveau772,893/
Daveau771,325/
Defaux771,287/
Duvaux77353/
Davaux77291/
Devoux7799/
Deviau7773/
Deve'a7719/
Devieu7716/
Doveau7716/
Deveya7711/
Deveai776/
Devyea776/
Devaui774/
de Vea774/
Deveia774/
Devaua771/
Devaue771/
Devauh771/
Devayu771/
Deveiu771/
Devewa771/
Devvea771/
Devaau771/
Devaeu771/
Defeau771/
Diveau771/
Deiveu771/
Dévaux771/
Dovaux771/
de Veu771/
Deivea771/
Deuvea770/
Deva7339,331/
Deve7311,926/
Devu734,275/
Davieau71329/
Deffaux71260/
Daviaux71183/
de Voux7169/
Douveau7134/
Difeaux7132/
de Vyea716/
Devi Au715/
Dieuveu715/
Devoyau712/
Taveaux712/
Devayyu711/
Deffeau711/
de Faux711/
Duviaux711/
de Feau711/
de Viau711/
Davea U711/
Duveauu711/
Devaoui711/
Devioux710/
Deufeau710/
Deveway710/
Devia6720,723/
Deeva6710,787/
Devie679,669/
Devya677,895/
Devoe677,482/
Doeva675,943/
Deviu673,985/
Devey672,772/
Devee672,201/
Devei671,534/
Dieva671,468/
Devai671,196/
Davea671,011/
Daeva67844/
Doeve67607/
Dueva67541/
Daveu67541/
Devay67487/
Devui67447/
Davau67298/
Defeu67239/
Devwe67236/
Devue67219/
Deuve67214/
Deiva67202/
Devah67190/
Dheva67175/
Deive67174/
Dyeva67139/
Diveu67134/
Deave67103/
Deeve6784/
Devou6782/
Defea6767/
Defau6761/
Devaa6757/
Dieve6745/
Dheve6738/
Deavu6732/
Devae6722/
Deyva6722/
Devve6719/
Deveo6718/
Deveh6717/
Dev'a6715/
Dhevu6714/
Deuva6713/
Dueve6712/
Duvea6711/
Divea679/
D'Eva678/
Deove678/
Daeve677/
Deava677/
Deevu677/
Duvau677/
Devva675/
Devua675/
Duveu674/
de Ve674/
Dveya673/
Deova672/
Dovea672/
Deyve672/
de Va672/
Devha671/
Devoa671/
Devuu671/
Devvu671/
Devye671/
Daevu671/
Deivu671/
Dyevu671/
Dvayu671/
Dveiu671/
Dveui671/
Tevau671/
Teveu671/
Tvaux671/
Tevea671/
Tavieaux671/
Deafu671/
Deefa671/
Devao671/
Devwa671/
Deypheau671/
Deïva671/
Dovau671/
Doveu671/
Dvaou671/
Deefu671/
Deauvoux670/
Deweaks571/
Davieux571/
Dévieux571/

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