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
The surname Devesey occurs most in Ireland. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Devesey.
How Common Is The Last Name Devesey? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,649,889th most frequently held surname on earth, held by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 89 percent of Devesey live; 89 percent live in Northern Europe and 89 percent live in British Isles.
The surname is most frequently used in Ireland, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 336,353. In Ireland it is most numerous in: Leinster, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Ireland this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 11 percent are found and The United States, where 11 percent are found.
Devesey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Devesey has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Devesey last name increased 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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