Devers Surname

76,598th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,396 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Dominican Republic

Devers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Devers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,2741:84,8069,591
Dominican Republic7401:14,0991,051
France5921:112,20116,800
England2101:265,32421,048
Australia1621:166,64017,199
Germany861:936,11065,790
Ireland821:57,4263,925
Belgium691:166,61822,787
Canada671:549,93446,038
Scotland401:133,8458,251
Northern Ireland161:115,3156,804
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
Guyana61:127,0377,965
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Wales41:773,63329,106
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1401:31,6423,133
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England351:696,43933,013
Scotland111:340,29210,329
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6841:73,4197,869

The alternate forms: Devèrs (2) are calculated separately.

Devers (31) may also be a first name.

Devers Last Name Facts

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

The last name Devers (Russian: Деверс) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Devèrs. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Devers? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 76,598th most widespread family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,139,391 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Devers reside; 64 percent reside in North America and 64 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,874,099th most frequent first name in the world. It is borne by 31 people.

The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 4,274 people, or 1 in 84,806. In The United States it is primarily found in: Texas, where 11 percent live, California, where 8 percent live and Kentucky, where 7 percent live. Other than The United States Devers exists in 32 countries. It is also found in The Dominican Republic, where 12 percent live and France, where 9 percent live.

Devers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Devers has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Devers surname rose 625 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 600 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 41 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 364 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Devers Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Devers last name is predominantly Catholic (66%) in Ireland.

In The United States Devers are 8.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.5% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Devers earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 0.41% less than the national average, earning $42,974 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.71% more than the national average, earning $50,532 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Devèrs942/
Deavers922,099/
Deviers92302/
Deevers92241/
Deverse92223/
Daevers9217/
Dievers923/
Deversj921/
Devoers921/
Deivers920/
Deverrs920/
Dhaevers8622/
Devershe861/
Deaviers861/
Deaverrs860/
Divers834,023/
Devars83489/
Davers83174/
Dovers83160/
Devors83116/
Dewers8397/
Dävers8317/
Debers838/
Dyvers831/
Deverx831/
Devirs830/
Dempers771,157/
Devorss77204/
Debeers7771/
Dewerse7768/
Dhivers7758/
Diverse7747/
Debeurs7743/
Devarsh7713/
Dewiers7711/
Deweers7711/
Deverze779/
Deavors777/
Daversh775/
Daviers773/
Devoirs772/
Deibers772/
Deavars771/
Debiers771/
Deabers771/
Devairs771/
Deberse771/
Devorsh771/
Deavirs770/
Deverce770/
Debears770/
Deebers770/
Debeerst71106/
Dewherst713/
Davierss711/
Deverche711/
Dowers671,876/
Dawers67122/
Dewars67114/
Däwers6731/
Davirs678/
Dywers675/
Davars673/
Divars672/
Divirs672/
Diwers671/
Devaharsh671/
Dewirs671/
Debirs670/

Devers Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Devers in the Russian language
Деверсdevers-

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Devers 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

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Devers
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