Devill Surname

1,596,935th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 127 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Devill Surname Definition:

(French.) De Ville, from the village or town. Some write this name Devil!

Devill Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia471:3,066,448164,949
Taiwan241:976,8646,814
United States91:40,273,215872,126
England71:7,959,723202,100
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
France11:66,422,722504,397
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Devill (20) may also be a first name.

Devill Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French.) De Ville, from the village or town. Some write this name Devil!

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

DEVIL: This surname occurs in many languages; but the only instance of it which I recollect in England is that of the monk, Willelmus cognomento Diabolus. See English Surn. i., 223. The French De Ville, naturalized amongst us, has often been misunderstood to be the synonym of Satan, and various vowel changes have been made by the bearers of it to avoid this very objectionable notion. Hence it is commonly written Divall, Divoll, Devall, &c., while in records Devol, Devile, Deyvil, &c., are found.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

DEVIL: Lower mentions a monk named Willelmus cognomento Diabolus; but he seems to think this name may be from the French De Ville, commonly written Divall, Divoll, Devall, &c., and in records Devol, Devile, Deyvil, &c. I am inclined to think the name to be the same with D'Eyville; from de Davidis villa; but see Cowell's Interpreter.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Devill Last Name Facts

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

The surname Devill (Russian: Девилл) is more frequently found in Russia than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Devill? popularity and diffusion

Devill is the 1,596,935th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 57,382,251 people. The last name Devill occurs mostly in Europe, where 50 percent of Devill live; 35 percent live in Eastern Europe and 33 percent live in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 2,446,817th most frequently held first name on earth, borne by 20 people.

This last name is most frequent in Russia, where it is borne by 47 people, or 1 in 3,066,448. In Russia Devill is most numerous in: Moscow, where 36 percent live, Saint Petersburg, where 13 percent live and Komi Republic, where 6 percent live. Outside of Russia it exists in 28 countries. It is also found in Taiwan, where 19 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.

Devill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Devill has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Devill last name fell 57 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 175 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Devill Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Devill last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Devill earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 36.9% less than the national average, earning $27,225 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Deville9215,850/
Deviell9222/
Devaill9214/
Deavill920/
Deveill920/
Deuvill920/
Deevill920/
Devil915,205/
Deaville861,437/
Devoille86533/
Deveille86189/
Desville8614/
De'ville864/
Devillle861/
Davill83238/
Devoil83133/
Devile8399/
Desvil8377/
Devell8343/
Deveil8330/
Devail8322/
Devhil837/
Deviel832/
Deavil832/
Divill831/
Deviol831/
Devilh831/
Dovill830/
Devilt830/
Deuvil830/
Develle77496/
Dewille77105/
Diville7750/
Devoile7713/
Dyville772/
Deavile772/
Deshvil771/
Deevile771/
Daviell771/
Doveill771/
Devaile771/
Devigli771/
Devylle771/
Deveile771/
Deyvile771/
Dievell770/
Deiveil770/
Devailt770/
Devel73587/
Davil73279/
Dovil7386/
Divil7363/
Dévil731/
Dêvil731/
Debaille71230/
Deboille7124/
Deweille714/
Devilova713/
Dayville713/
Dewaille712/
Djbeille711/
Daiville711/
Deavelle711/
Doiville711/
Dévoille711/
Devilová711/
Doyville711/
Divesill710/
Dowell6726,584/
Dovell67653/
Debail67403/
Divile67183/
Doveil67137/
Divell67101/
Deweil6773/
Davail6772/
Dawell6755/
Debeil6755/
Davell6751/
Divild6734/
Debile6731/
Dewile6728/
Deavel6727/
Devele6727/
Daevel6726/
Daivil6716/
Daviel6714/
Debijl6712/
Deivel6712/
Devyle678/
Doivil677/
Dievel676/
Dhavil675/
Deevel673/
Deveal673/
Daveil673/
Daweil672/
Develp672/
Develt671/
Dewoil671/
Davoil671/
Debhil671/
Dyvell671/
Dovilė671/
Doviel671/
Dewail670/
Deuvel670/
Devgel670/
Duyvil670/

Devill Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Devill in the Russian language
Девиллdevill-

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