Devester Surname
Approximately 63 people bear this surname
Devester Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 36 | 1:319,351 | 36,407 |
| France | 24 | 1:2,767,613 | 196,808 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
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 surname Devester is held by more people in Belgium than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Devester? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,414,640th most widespread family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 115,675,332 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of Devester reside; 95 percent reside in Western Europe and 75 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. Devester is also the 2,523,061st most commonly occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 19 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Belgium, where it is carried by 36 people, or 1 in 319,351. In Belgium Devester is most numerous in: Walloon Region, where 58 percent reside, Flemish Region, where 36 percent reside and Brussels Capital Region, where 6 percent reside. Other than Belgium it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in France, where 38 percent reside and Ghana, where 2 percent reside.
Devester Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Devester has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Devester surname contracted 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deveuster | 94 | 66 | / |
| Deivester | 94 | 1 | / |
| Devetter | 88 | 233 | / |
| Dewester | 88 | 143 | / |
| Devaster | 88 | 14 | / |
| Debester | 88 | 2 | / |
| Deveyter | 88 | 1 | / |
| Devestea | 88 | 1 | / |
| Davester | 88 | 0 | / |
| Devetier | 88 | 0 | / |
| Devete | 86 | 42 | / |
| Devettere | 82 | 23 | / |
| Dempester | 82 | 5 | / |
| Deewester | 82 | 1 | / |
| Devette | 80 | 201 | / |
| Devesty | 80 | 39 | / |
| Devesta | 80 | 31 | / |
| Debeste | 80 | 4 | / |
| Devethe | 80 | 3 | / |
| Deviste | 80 | 1 | / |
| Deweter | 80 | 1 | / |
| Deviter | 80 | 1 | / |
| Davister | 75 | 503 | / |
| Dewetter | 75 | 54 | / |
| Debeyter | 75 | 32 | / |
| Divestea | 75 | 28 | / |
| Divieste | 75 | 18 | / |
| Dehbeste | 75 | 2 | / |
| Deviette | 75 | 2 | / |
| Debister | 75 | 2 | / |
| Deviesti | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dewaster | 75 | 0 | / |
| Dewister | 75 | 0 | / |
| Devetterová | 74 | 6 | / |
| Devite | 71 | 176 | / |
| Dewete | 71 | 149 | / |
| Debete | 71 | 63 | / |
| Deveti | 71 | 50 | / |
| Dewechter | 71 | 27 | / |
| Divete | 71 | 15 | / |
| Deveta | 71 | 6 | / |
| Devety | 71 | 4 | / |
| Duyvestey | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dybestter | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dhuyveter | 71 | 1 | / |
| Deveittie | 71 | 0 | / |
| Devitte | 67 | 683 | / |
| Dhuyvetter | 67 | 615 | / |
| Debette | 67 | 427 | / |
| Devetti | 67 | 149 | / |
| Devetta | 67 | 104 | / |
| Devista | 67 | 34 | / |
| Devites | 67 | 24 | / |
| Divesta | 67 | 21 | / |
| Dewette | 67 | 20 | / |
| Debetir | 67 | 18 | / |
| Dhuivetter | 67 | 8 | / |
| Devethi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Divesti | 67 | 5 | / |
| Divette | 67 | 3 | / |
| Devetha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Deveisetti | 67 | 2 | / |
| Deevite | 67 | 1 | / |
| Debesti | 67 | 1 | / |
| Debyter | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dewetea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dewetie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Duijvetter | 67 | 1 | / |
| Devisti | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dehuete | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dievite | 67 | 1 | / |
| Desuite | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Devester
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