Devenny Surname

306,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,232 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Devenny Surname Definition:

(Celtic) the Irish Dubheannach = Black Strife [Irish dubh, black + annach, anger, strife]

Devenny Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6261:579,00847,409
England1351:412,72628,150
Northern Ireland1341:13,7691,944
Scotland1011:53,0084,503
Australia861:313,90427,145
Canada701:526,36644,416
Ireland281:168,1767,397
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Wales61:515,75523,171
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
France11:66,422,722504,397
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2451:18,0812,197
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland241:155,9676,425
England121:2,031,28160,933
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1011:497,21535,030

Devenny Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) the Irish Dubheannach = Black Strife [Irish dubh, black + annach, anger, strife]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Devenny Last Name Facts

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

The surname Devenny occurs most in The United States. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Devenny? popularity and diffusion

The last name Devenny is the 306,799th most frequent family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 5,915,216 people. The last name Devenny occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 56 percent of Devenny are found; 56 percent are found in North America and 56 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 626 people, or 1 in 579,008. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 12 percent reside, New Jersey, where 12 percent reside and Maryland, where 10 percent reside. Besides The United States this surname exists in 18 countries. It is also common in England, where 11 percent reside and Northern Ireland, where 11 percent reside.

Devenny Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Devenny has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 620 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 1,125 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 421 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 89 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Devenny Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Devenny surname is primarily Catholic (68%) in Ireland.

In The United States Devenny are 28.4% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 75.17% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Devenny earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 227.64% more than the national average, earning R 778,596 per year; in United States they earn 16.8% more than the national average, earning $50,396 USD per year and in Canada they earn 32.04% more than the national average, earning $65,602 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Devenney932,639/
Deveny92718/
Deveney862,327/
Devenyi86360/
Devinny86267/
Devenne86189/
Devenay8660/
Devenna864/
Devenys862/
Devynny861/
Divenny860/
Deveany860/
Deveeny860/
Deaveny860/
Devienne802,149/
Devinney801,535/
Devennie8091/
Deveaney8068/
Dieveney8064/
Devegney8016/
Deveiney801/
Divenney801/
Desvenne801/
Deveeney801/
Deyvinny801/
Deveanne800/
Deeveney800/
Devinnay800/
Devena77169/
Deviny77123/
Devene7790/
Diveny7737/
Deveni7726/
Debeny773/
Devennish755/
Desvennes753/
Devesnnes751/
Devesinne751/
Deviney711,080/
Deevena71147/
Devinne71103/
Debeney7189/
Diveney7179/
Devenie7174/
Devinoy7162/
Debenay7160/
Devesne7145/
Devenis7145/
Devinna7138/
Divinny7136/
Devener7136/
Devenes7131/
Divenyi7130/
Devenio7130/
Devenge7124/
Devinay7110/
Deveini717/
Devenet716/
Divenna715/
Deviene714/
De'vene714/
Devieni713/
Deivene712/
Deyvene711/
Devynne711/
Devveni711/
Deveena711/
Diveiny711/
Divenne711/
Devenish673,089/
Debeunne6774/
Deveigne6730/
Devegnee6723/
Devenich6718/
Devenets6715/
Deveines6714/
Divinney6714/
Devinner6712/
Deveneis678/
Devuinay677/
Devenais674/
Deveynes673/
Devesnes672/
Devinnie671/
Dheiviny671/
Devenist671/
Deveynis671/
Daivenna671/
Dheaveni671/
Dhivenna671/
Devinnes671/
Deveinis671/
Deveneer670/

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