Devens Surname

217,988th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,880 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Belgium

Devens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Devens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0131:357,80731,942
Brazil6921:309,35611,920
Netherlands781:216,50229,188
Belgium541:212,90127,429
France161:4,151,420237,746
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1751:286,96422,992

Devens (29) may also be a first name.

Devens Last Name Facts

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

Devens (Hindi: देवेन्स, Russian: Девенс) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Devens? popularity and diffusion

Devens is the 217,988th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 3,876,354 people. The surname Devens is primarily found in The Americas, where 87 percent of Devens reside; 50 percent reside in North America and 50 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,951,561st most widely held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 29 people.

The last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 1,013 people, or 1 in 357,807. In The United States Devens is mostly found in: New York, where 13 percent live, Minnesota, where 10 percent live and Illinois, where 8 percent live. Apart from The United States Devens is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 37 percent live and The Netherlands, where 4 percent live.

Devens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Devens has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Devens last name expanded 579 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Devens Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Devens surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Devens surname are 15.06% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.83% being registered with the political party.

Devens earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 18.61% more than the national average, earning $51,180 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Deavens92137/
Deveans9242/
Devense925/
Deviens921/
Dievens920/
Devenst920/
Desvens920/
Devins831,882/
Divens83792/
Devans83146/
Devenz83134/
Dovens8351/
Devons8342/
Davens837/
Dyvens831/
Duivens7725/
Devansh7723/
D'Evans778/
Dievins773/
Devon's773/
Deivans772/
Devence772/
Deavons771/
Debeins771/
Desvins771/
Devains771/
Devinse771/
Duyvens771/
Deivins771/
Daevans771/
Dhevins771/
Devynns771/
Devonss771/
Diviens771/
Deevans771/
Deveanx770/
Devahans715/
Desbeins711/
D'Givens711/
Devhanns711/
Divins67379/
Dowens67187/
Davans67130/
Davins67115/
Devanz6755/
Duijvensz6711/
Dewans678/
Divans674/
Dawens673/
Devoisins672/
Devicence672/
Dovyns671/
Dovins671/
Devinz671/
Divons671/
Devinç671/
Dovans671/
Davons670/
Dovons670/

Devens Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Devens in the Hindi language
देवेन्सdevensa-
Devens in the Russian language
Девенсdevens-

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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 Devens
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