Devil Surname
Approximately 5,205 people bear this surname
Devil Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haiti | 1,633 | 1:6,543 | 772 |
| India | 1,006 | 1:762,490 | 34,647 |
| Bangladesh | 451 | 1:353,341 | 9,758 |
| Saudi Arabia | 437 | 1:70,608 | 10,708 |
| Egypt | 397 | 1:231,576 | 16,276 |
| Sri Lanka | 292 | 1:71,262 | 7,441 |
| Morocco | 170 | 1:202,801 | 34,956 |
| Russia | 75 | 1:1,921,641 | 121,498 |
| Indonesia | 67 | 1:1,973,869 | 124,197 |
| Singapore | 64 | 1:86,058 | 3,478 |
| United States | 62 | 1:5,846,112 | 285,490 |
| Iraq | 52 | 1:673,493 | 9,953 |
| Myanmar | 49 | 1:1,059,959 | 527 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| France | 28 | 1:2,372,240 | 182,981 |
| Thailand | 27 | 1:2,616,235 | 275,741 |
| China | 22 | 1:62,150,980 | 3,380 |
| Pakistan | 22 | 1:8,120,177 | 43,015 |
| England | 18 | 1:3,095,448 | 105,421 |
| Netherlands | 17 | 1:993,363 | 65,241 |
| Canada | 15 | 1:2,456,373 | 146,130 |
| Greece | 15 | 1:738,653 | 80,079 |
| Philippines | 14 | 1:7,231,302 | 192,576 |
| Germany | 13 | 1:6,192,728 | 213,814 |
| Malaysia | 13 | 1:2,268,787 | 89,138 |
| Brazil | 13 | 1:16,467,256 | 295,032 |
| United Arab Emirates | 12 | 1:763,523 | 25,625 |
| Taiwan | 11 | 1:2,131,341 | 13,802 |
| Mexico | 10 | 1:12,412,620 | 43,480 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| Vietnam | 8 | 1:11,580,757 | 2,851 |
| Belgium | 7 | 1:1,642,378 | 98,400 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| Iran | 6 | 1:12,797,087 | 199,837 |
| Belarus | 6 | 1:1,583,510 | 89,472 |
| Syria | 6 | 1:3,216,837 | 11,326 |
| Argentina | 5 | 1:8,548,683 | 204,003 |
| Turkey | 5 | 1:15,564,284 | 149,633 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| Hong Kong | 5 | 1:1,467,097 | 5,611 |
| Kazakhstan | 5 | 1:3,536,499 | 118,599 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| Laos | 4 | 1:1,647,081 | 888 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Serbia | 3 | 1:2,381,649 | 30,913 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 1:1,509,441 | 47,971 |
| Georgia | 3 | 1:1,248,515 | 28,066 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2 | 1:2,986,327 | 84,533 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Albania | 2 | 1:1,457,028 | 24,967 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Azerbaijan | 2 | 1:4,824,561 | 42,415 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1:14,240,478 | 17,812 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 13 | 1:3,862,976 | 168,604 |
The alternate forms: Dévil (1) & Dêvil (1) are calculated separately.
Devil (1,157) may also be a first name.
Devil Demographics
Devil Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Devil Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Devil Come From? nationality or country of origin
Devil (Arabic: ديفيل, Georgian: დევილ, Hindi: देवी, Marathi: देिवल, Russian: Девил) is most common in Haiti. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Dévil or Dêvil. For other possible spellings of Devil click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Devil? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 91,889th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,400,105 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 51 percent of Devil are found; 35 percent are found in South Asia and 31 percent are found in Gallo-Caribbean. It is also the 233,698th most common first name internationally. It is borne by 1,157 people.
Devil is most numerous in Haiti, where it is borne by 1,633 people, or 1 in 6,543. In Haiti it is most common in: Nord, where 46 percent are found, Ouest, where 26 percent are found and Sud-Est, where 19 percent are found. Aside from Haiti it is found in 96 countries. It is also found in India, where 19 percent are found and Bangladesh, where 9 percent are found.
Devil Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Devil has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Devil surname expanded 477 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 900 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Devil Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Devil surname is predominantly Orthodox (78%) in Russia, Orthodox (88%) in Belarus and Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan.
The amount Devil earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 28.1% more than the national average, earning $55,275 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.31% less than the national average, earning $43,565 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Devil Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Devil in the Georgian language | ||
| დევილ | devil | - |
| Devil in the Hindi language | ||
| देवी | devi | 69.37 |
| देवील | devila | 27.31 |
| डेविल | devila | 1.11 |
| देविल | devila | 1.11 |
| देवीला | devila | 0.74 |
| देविला | devila | 0.37 |
| Devil in the Marathi language | ||
| देिवल | deivala | 36.36 |
| देवील | devila | 27.27 |
| डेिवल | deivala | 13.64 |
| डेवील | devila | 13.64 |
| देिवला | deivala | 4.55 |
| देवजी | devaji | 4.55 |
| Devil in the Russian language | ||
| Девил | devil | - |
| Devil in the Arabic language | ||
| ديفيل | dyfyl | - |
| ديفل | dyfl | - |
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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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Devil
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