Devester Surname

2,414,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 63 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Devester Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Devester Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium361:319,35136,407
France241:2,767,613196,808
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Devester (19) may also be a first name.

Devester Last Name Facts

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

The last name Devester is found in Belgium more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Devester click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Devester? popularity and diffusion

The last name Devester is the 2,414,640th most common last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 115,675,332 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of Devester are found; 95 percent are found in Western Europe and 75 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 2,523,061st most widely held first name at a global level. It is borne by 19 people.

This surname is most widespread in Belgium, where it is borne by 36 people, or 1 in 319,351. In Belgium it is most numerous in: Walloon Region, where 58 percent live, Flemish Region, where 36 percent live and Brussels Capital Region, where 6 percent live. Excluding Belgium this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in France, where 38 percent live and Ghana, where 2 percent live.

Devester Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Devester has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Devester last name contracted 67 percent between 1880 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
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  • 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 Devester
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