Dever Surname
Approximately 10,305 people bear this surname
Dever Surname Definition:
Perhaps from Irish O'Duibhidhir, a variant of O'Dubhuidhir, descendant of Dubhodhar.
Dever Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7,413 | 1:48,895 | 5,925 |
| India | 691 | 1:1,110,080 | 45,514 |
| Australia | 450 | 1:59,990 | 7,275 |
| England | 330 | 1:168,843 | 15,578 |
| Canada | 297 | 1:124,059 | 12,985 |
| Belgium | 203 | 1:56,634 | 9,170 |
| Turkey | 181 | 1:429,953 | 25,607 |
| Ireland | 160 | 1:29,431 | 2,628 |
| New Zealand | 147 | 1:30,805 | 5,355 |
| France | 122 | 1:544,449 | 74,270 |
| South Africa | 64 | 1:846,527 | 56,162 |
| Scotland | 50 | 1:107,076 | 7,147 |
| Taiwan | 37 | 1:633,642 | 4,637 |
| Nigeria | 31 | 1:5,714,283 | 142,531 |
| Russia | 15 | 1:9,608,204 | 322,587 |
| Colombia | 11 | 1:4,343,097 | 17,306 |
| Austria | 10 | 1:851,544 | 67,454 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Philippines | 9 | 1:11,248,691 | 221,039 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Solomon Islands | 3 | 1:193,343 | 19,495 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Palau | 1 | 1:21,643 | 223 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 247 | 1:17,935 | 2,182 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 58 | 1:420,265 | 24,785 |
| Scotland | 15 | 1:249,548 | 8,553 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,534 | 1:32,737 | 3,940 |
The alternate forms: Devér (12) & Děvěr (5) are calculated separately.
Dever (478) may also be a first name.
Dever Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Perhaps from Irish O'Duibhidhir, a variant of O'Dubhuidhir, descendant of Dubhodhar.
(Irish) Descendant of the successful one; grandson of Dubhodhar (black Odhar).
Dever Demographics
Average Dever Salary in
United States
$45,819 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Dever Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dever Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Dever (Hindi: देवेर, Marathi: देवेर, Russian: Девер) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant: Devér or Děvěr. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dever? popularity and diffusion
The last name Dever is the 49,862nd most commonly used family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 707,185 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 75 percent of Dever are found; 75 percent are found in North America and 75 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 389,041st most numerous given name globally It is held by 478 people.
This last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 7,413 people, or 1 in 48,895. In The United States it is most common in: Texas, where 12 percent reside, Ohio, where 9 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 8 percent reside. Apart from The United States it exists in 60 countries. It is also found in India, where 7 percent reside and Australia, where 4 percent reside.
Dever Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Dever has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dever last name expanded 483 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 569 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 35 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 333 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Dever Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Catholic (92%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Dever last name are 11.42% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.19% registered with the party.
The amount Dever earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 27.76% more than the national average, earning R 303,612 per year; in Colombia they earn 29.33% less than the national average, earning $16,044,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 6.19% more than the national average, earning $45,819 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.39% more than the national average, earning $55,840 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dever Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dever in the Hindi language | ||
| देवेर | devera | - |
| Dever in the Marathi language | ||
| देवेर | devera | 57.14 |
| देवर | devara | 28.57 |
| देवरे | devare | 11.43 |
| देवेरे | devere | 2.86 |
| Dever in the Russian language | ||
| Девер | dever | - |
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Dever Reference & Research
Dever DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Dever FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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