Deves Surname

196,045th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,139 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Andorra

Deves Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Deves Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil8871:241,3469,311
France4981:133,37920,392
India1251:6,136,523142,720
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
United States971:3,736,690206,520
Spain931:502,71025,213
Philippines741:1,368,084100,385
Australia451:599,90442,958
Taiwan431:545,2274,074
Greece411:270,23940,426
England381:1,466,26563,675
Chile191:927,18319,125
Argentina171:2,514,318114,515
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Nicaragua81:752,6364,372
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Wales41:773,63329,106
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Andorra11:83,8382,381
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England271:902,79138,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States411:1,224,84668,768

The alternate forms: Devès (10) & Devés (3) are calculated separately.

Deves (2,930) may also be a first name.

Deves Last Name Facts

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

The last name Deves (Hindi: देवेस, Marathi: देवेस, Russian: Девьес) is found in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant: Devès or Devés. For other possible spellings of Deves click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Deves? popularity and diffusion

It is the 196,045th most frequently used last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 3,406,987 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 46 percent of Deves live; 43 percent live in South America and 41 percent live in Luso-South America. It is also the 134,057th most commonly used first name globally, held by 2,930 people.

It is most common in Brazil, where it is carried by 887 people, or 1 in 241,346. In Brazil Deves is most numerous in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 69 percent are found, Paraná, where 13 percent are found and Santa Catarina, where 9 percent are found. Other than Brazil this surname is found in 34 countries. It is also found in France, where 23 percent are found and India, where 6 percent are found.

Deves Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Deves has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Deves surname expanded 237 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 141 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Deves Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Deves surname are 30.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 83.33% being registered to vote for the political party.

Deves earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 20.57% more than the national average, earning $52,026 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Devès9310/
Devés933/
Deaves911,051/
Devies91561/
Devesh91316/
Deeves91298/
Devese91107/
Deveas9197/
Doeves9136/
Devees9117/
Deives9115/
Deyves915/
Devess914/
Deveus914/
Dieves913/
Deuves912/
Deveds912/
Deveis912/
Devest911/
Devets911/
Daeves911/
Devesz911/
Deve8911,926/
Devesse83225/
Deveise8312/
Deavies8310/
Deveish832/
Deveesh831/
Deveyst831/
Daevesh831/
Dieveus831/
Deevesh831/
Deivees830/
Deivies830/
Deuvess830/
Daevies830/
Dever8010,305/
Devie809,669/
Devis807,317/
Daves805,070/
Debes804,117/
Dewes803,340/
Devey802,772/
Devee802,201/
Devei801,534/
Dives80693/
Deved80472/
Devys80325/
Devez80268/
Doves80243/
Deuve80214/
Devet80209/
Deive80174/
Deave80103/
Deeve8084/
Devea8062/
Desve8062/
Devge8060/
Devje8046/
Dieve8045/
Dheve8038/
Deveu8031/
Deveh8017/
Devec8015/
Detve8013/
Devís8012/
Dejve807/
Däves806/
Deyve802/
Dyves802/
Devej801/
Devex801/
Davies73500,664/
Deaver736,494/
Deabes733,706/
Dewees733,551/
Devise731,090/
Debese731,042/
Debets731,037/
Deveer731,020/
Devish73839/
Deebes73523/
Dewese73503/
Daveus73439/
Deviez73397/
Deever73274/
Debest73200/
Deevey73189/
Daveis73185/
Deivis73180/
Deibes73161/
Deveix73154/
Debess73141/
Devecz73139/
Debesh73130/
Devois73126/
Debeus73125/
Devais7399/
Daives7396/
Dewies7396/
Debeys7391/
Divesh7379/
Devett7373/
Duives7373/
Diebes7367/
Deheve7361/
Debies7358/
Dewess7355/
Divies7354/
Devece7347/
Davesh7347/
Dhever7344/
Deavey7343/
Deyvis7342/
Duyves7339/
Deveyt7338/
Devays7336/
Dehues7335/
Davess7333/
Deiver7332/
Deweis7332/
Debees7330/
Device7323/
Deweys7321/
Deve'a7319/
D'Ewes7317/
Desues7315/
Deavis7314/
Daveys7313/
Devoys7313/
Doewes7311/
Dovies7310/
Debeis7310/
Dhaves739/
Deviss739/
Davees739/
Deveed738/
Dievie737/
Devios736/
Devech736/
Doveas735/
Daevis735/
Deesui735/
Devyts735/
Debeas734/
Deevee734/
Deivys734/
Dayves734/
Dewesh733/
Desver733/
Deyver733/
Divest733/
Deebis733/
Dévies733/
Deverr732/
Dheive732/
Devedt732/
Devhis732/
Deevie732/
Deveax732/
Devije732/
Detvet732/
Diveas731/
Divese731/
Devehr731/
Devhed731/
Deweas731/
Dgives731/
Dheuve731/
Deesue731/
Deeved731/
Daveas731/
Ddeeve731/
Ddoves731/
Debhes731/
Dawees731/
Doveis731/
Dehveh731/
Dewwes731/
Deiveu731/
Dehved731/
Dehvis731/
De'ver731/
Debesz731/
Deesvi731/
Daewes731/
Devyst731/
Dewets731/
Deveij731/
Deoues731/
Desbes731/
Devhei731/
Deyvez731/
Deivea731/
Deeswe731/
Dhevie731/
Deawes730/
Deuvea730/
Devihe730/
Deevis730/
Deavie730/
Diwees730/
Deveshova712/
Devi6771,061,794/
Dive6717,774/
Devy6710,196/
Deweese678,416/
Debe675,169/
Dewe672,316/
Devuyst671,054/
Devı67854/
Devisch67543/
Dewease67220/
Devisse67202/
Debesse67171/
Devoise67165/
Debeshe67157/
Daviess67125/
Dyve67103/
Desbets6793/
Duijves6767/
Debedts6765/
Deveydt6764/
Desvois6764/
Debease6750/
Dewesse6746/
Devj6743/
Devecht6734/
Deviche6732/
Deveche6718/
Devé6712/
Devoist679/
Dewetse678/
Dève677/
Daweesh677/
Daivesh674/
Daavies674/
Devoice674/
Debeest674/
Doweesh674/
Deabees674/
Daivies673/
Diveash673/
Devaise673/
Dhebesh673/
Dibeesh672/
Deweesc672/
Deweest672/
Debeyst672/
Debiesz672/
Devayst671/
Deveeth671/
Devieii671/
Devoyst671/
Deweess671/
Dewey's671/
Dewwese671/
Dhavesh671/
Daivejs671/
Desbeis671/
Desbess671/
Deaveax671/
Devoeii671/
Daveish671/
Divetts671/
Deiviez671/
Dehever671/
Dehevet671/
Dehbest671/
D'avies671/
Desvoys671/
Devahey671/
Devisce671/
Deví671/
Desbest671/
Doyveas671/
Deivyds671/
Dechvet671/
Deevech671/
Deweise670/
Deewese670/
Deveitt670/
Devehie670/
Debetts670/
Deavett670/
Deaviss670/
Desvett670/
Deevise670/
Diveish670/

Deves Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Deves in the Marathi language
देवेसdevesa-
Deves in the Hindi language
देवेसdevesa94.74
देवेशdevesa3.51
डेवेसdevesa1.75
Deves in the Russian language
Девьесdeves-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Deves
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