Devetak Surname

310,992nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,211 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Devetak Surname User-submission:

The surname Devetak or Devetag comes from the word devet, meaning 'number nine' in Slovene.

Devetak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy4891:125,06520,420
Slovenia2231:11,1552,638
Serbia1581:45,2214,504
Croatia1501:28,1915,815
Argentina481:890,48857,418
Brazil321:6,689,823158,565
United States251:14,498,357517,445
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Ecuador151:1,060,39014,974
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Chile91:1,957,38629,026
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
England41:13,929,515290,718
France21:33,211,361423,184
Montenegro21:319,7827,691
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

The alternate forms: Deveták (5) are calculated separately.

Devetak (351) may also be a first name.

Devetak Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Devetak or Devetag comes from the word devet, meaning 'number nine' in Slovene.

- alek

Devetak Last Name Facts

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

The last name Devetak (Russian: Деветак) occurs in Italy more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Deveták. Click here to see other potential spellings of Devetak.

How Common Is The Last Name Devetak? popularity and diffusion

Devetak is the 310,992nd most frequently occurring family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 6,017,792 people. Devetak occurs mostly in Europe, where 88 percent of Devetak are found; 44 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 44 percent are found in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 465,148th most commonly held given name on earth, held by 351 people.

It is most numerous in Italy, where it is held by 489 people, or 1 in 125,065. In Italy it is primarily concentrated in: Friuli-Venezia Giulia, where 99 percent reside, Lombardy, where 1 percent reside and Emilia-Romagna, where 0 percent reside. Aside from Italy this surname is found in 24 countries. It also occurs in Slovenia, where 18 percent reside and Serbia, where 13 percent reside.

Devetak Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Devetak surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60% being registered with the political party.

Devetak earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 16.43% more than the national average, earning $50,240 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Deveták955/
Devetack931/
Devetac86136/
Devatak86118/
Debetak8670/
Devetag8639/
Dewetak868/
Devetakova8229/
Devetaková821/
Devathak8046/
Daveitak803/
Davatak7132/
Devetáková715/
Davitak713/
Devatag711/
Divitakova596/
Djuitak572/
Divatag571/
Djuitack531/

Devetak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Devetak in the Russian language
Деветакdevetak-

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