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
Average Devil Salary in
United States
$55,275 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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 more frequently found in Haiti than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as: Dévil or Dêvil. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Devil? popularity and diffusion
The surname Devil is the 91,889th most common family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,400,105 people. The last name Devil is primarily found 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 frequently held first name at a global level It is held by 1,157 people.
Devil is most numerous in Haiti, where it is held by 1,633 people, or 1 in 6,543. In Haiti Devil is most numerous in: Nord, where 46 percent reside, Ouest, where 26 percent reside and Sud-Est, where 19 percent reside. Not including Haiti it is found in 96 countries. It also occurs in India, where 19 percent reside and Bangladesh, where 9 percent reside.
Devil Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Devil has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 477 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 900 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Devil Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Devil last name 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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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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