Devil Surname

91,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,205 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Haiti
Highest density in:
Haiti

Devil Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Devil Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Haiti1,6331:6,543772
India1,0061:762,49034,647
Bangladesh4511:353,3419,758
Saudi Arabia4371:70,60810,708
Egypt3971:231,57616,276
Sri Lanka2921:71,2627,441
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
Russia751:1,921,641121,498
Indonesia671:1,973,869124,197
Singapore641:86,0583,478
United States621:5,846,112285,490
Iraq521:673,4939,953
Myanmar491:1,059,959527
Portugal281:372,08012,265
France281:2,372,240182,981
Thailand271:2,616,235275,741
China221:62,150,9803,380
Pakistan221:8,120,17743,015
England181:3,095,448105,421
Netherlands171:993,36365,241
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Greece151:738,65380,079
Philippines141:7,231,302192,576
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Taiwan111:2,131,34113,802
Mexico101:12,412,62043,480
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Vietnam81:11,580,7572,851
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Iran61:12,797,087199,837
Belarus61:1,583,51089,472
Syria61:3,216,83711,326
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Turkey51:15,564,284149,633
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Laos41:1,647,081888
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Serbia31:2,381,64930,913
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Macau11:601,6301,582
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

The alternate forms: Dévil (1) & Dêvil (1) are calculated separately.

Devil (1,157) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dévil931/
Dêvil931/
Devoil91133/
Devill91127/
Devile9199/
Desvil9177/
Deveil9130/
Devail9122/
Devhil917/
Deviel912/
Deavil912/
Deviol911/
Devilh911/
Devilt910/
Deuvil910/
Deville8315,850/
Deviell8322/
Devaill8314/
Devoile8313/
Deavile832/
Deshvil831/
Deevile831/
Devaile831/
Devigli831/
Deveile831/
Deyvile831/
Deavill830/
Deveill830/
Deiveil830/
Deuvill830/
Devailt830/
Deevill830/
Devel80587/
Davil80279/
Dovil8086/
Divil8063/
Deaville771,437/
Devoille77533/
Deveille77189/
Desville7714/
De'ville774/
Devilova773/
Devillle771/
Devilová771/
Debail73403/
Davill73238/
Divile73183/
Doveil73137/
Deweil7373/
Davail7372/
Debeil7355/
Devell7343/
Divild7334/
Debile7331/
Dewile7328/
Deavel7327/
Devele7327/
Daevel7326/
Daivil7316/
Daviel7314/
Debijl7312/
Deivel7312/
Devyle738/
Doivil737/
Dievel736/
Dhavil735/
Deevel733/
Deveal733/
Daveil733/
Daweil732/
Develp732/
Develt731/
Dewoil731/
Davoil731/
Debhil731/
Divill731/
Dovilė731/
Doviel731/
Dewail730/
Dovill730/
Deuvel730/
Devgel730/
Duyvil730/
Develle67496/
Deibele67446/
Devecel67214/
Deveyle67139/
Dewille67105/
Diville6750/
Devesel6746/
Daewail6728/
Debeile6718/
Devealt6712/
Devlova674/
Devhele674/
Deibeil673/
Daiviel673/
Dyville672/
Debetil672/
Dewhile671/
Deybhil671/
Dhevele671/
Deeveal671/
Deeveel671/
Daviell671/
Deavelt671/
Debeijl671/
Doveill671/
Debilhe671/
Debuijl671/
Desveld671/
Devylle671/
Deveale671/
Dhavail671/
Dievell670/

Devil Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Devil in the Georgian language
დევილdevil-
Devil in the Hindi language
देवीdevi69.37
देवीलdevila27.31
डेविलdevila1.11
देविलdevila1.11
देवीलाdevila0.74
देविलाdevila0.37
Devil in the Marathi language
देिवलdeivala36.36
देवीलdevila27.27
डेिवलdeivala13.64
डेवीलdevila13.64
देिवलाdeivala4.55
देवजीdevaji4.55
Devil in the Russian language
Девилdevil-
Devil in the Arabic language
ديفيلdyfyl-
ديفلdyfl-

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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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