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 last name Devesi (Hindi: देवेसी, Marathi: देवेसी) is borne by more people in The Solomon Islands than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Devesi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,944,094th most prevalent family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 165,626,044 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 75 percent of Devesi live; 75 percent live in Oceania Islands and 73 percent live in Solomonic Oceania. Devesi is also the 2,239,265th most common first name worldwide, borne by 23 people.

Devesi is most frequent in The Solomon Islands, where it is held by 32 people, or 1 in 18,126. In The Solomon Islands Devesi is most common in: Guadalcanal Province, where 69 percent reside, Malaita Province, where 22 percent reside and Central Province, where 3 percent reside. Excluding The Solomon Islands this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in India, where 18 percent reside and Fiji, where 2 percent reside.

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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