Devesi Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Solomon Islands
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Devesi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Devesi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Solomon Islands321:18,1263,487
India81:95,883,173728,828
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Devesi (23) may also be a first name.

Devesi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Devesi (Hindi: देवेसी, Marathi: देवेसी) is most common in The Solomon Islands. It may also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Devesi.

How Common Is The Last Name Devesi? popularity and diffusion

Devesi is the 2,944,094th most frequent surname in the world, held by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. This surname is predominantly found in Oceania, where 75 percent of Devesi are found; 75 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 73 percent are found in Solomonic Oceania. Devesi is also the 2,239,265th most numerous first name at a global level, held by 23 people.

Devesi is most common in The Solomon Islands, where it is borne by 32 people, or 1 in 18,126. In The Solomon Islands Devesi is most frequent in: Guadalcanal Province, where 69 percent are found, Malaita Province, where 22 percent are found and Central Province, where 3 percent are found. Apart from The Solomon Islands this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in India, where 18 percent are found and Fiji, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Devesih92346/
Devesci923/
Deviesi921/
Devesais861/
Deviesih861/
Devesieh861/
Deveci8336,476/
Devese83107/
Devisi8361/
Dewesi8329/
Deveji8312/
Devezi831/
Devesy831/
Devegi831/
Devisih771,710/
Deviese77104/
Devesey7718/
Devezis7717/
Deveise7712/
Deveses7712/
Devizes774/
Deivisi772/
Deviges771/
Devhisi771/
Deweesi771/
Daivesi771/
Desvisi771/
Devises771/
Deveser771/
Devezzi771/
Divehsi771/
Devisie770/
Devisieh7134/
Devedzhi7133/
Devisich7110/
Divescui714/
Deveesed711/
Desviges711/
Devisidh711/
Deveasey710/
Deveza673,088/
Deveze671,556/
Devise671,090/
Dewese67503/
Deviza67354/
Devige67226/
Divisi67173/
Devezy6754/
Devisy6754/
Deviji6749/
Devece6747/
Debezi6728/
Devisé6725/
Device6723/
Devèze6721/
Dewisi674/
Devize673/
Devizi672/
Devege672/
Devigi672/
Devije672/
Dewezi672/
Divese671/
Devijj671/
Devizy671/
Deweci671/
Deveje671/

Devesi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Devesi in the Marathi language
देवेसीdevesi-
Devesi in the Hindi language
देवेसीdevesi50
देवेसिdevesi50

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Footnotes

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