Devesey Surname
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
Devesey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
Devesey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Devesey Come From? nationality or country of origin
Devesey is found most in Ireland. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Devesey? popularity and diffusion
The last name Devesey is the 4,649,889th most frequently used family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 89 percent of Devesey reside; 89 percent reside in Northern Europe and 89 percent reside in British Isles.
Devesey is most frequently used in Ireland, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 336,353. In Ireland Devesey is most numerous in: Leinster, where 100 percent are found. Barring Ireland this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 11 percent are found and The United States, where 11 percent are found.
Devesey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Devesey has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Devesey surname rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
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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 Devesey
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