Devins Surname

217,797th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,882 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Devins Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Devins Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1851:305,87328,126
Canada2231:165,22716,632
Ireland1791:26,3072,448
France1561:425,78761,887
England691:807,50843,459
Scotland181:297,43413,849
Switzerland171:483,11334,678
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1791:24,7482,681
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
Scotland91:415,91311,811
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2141:234,66719,701

Devins (43) may also be a first name.

Devins Last Name Facts

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

The last name Devins (Russian: Девинс) is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Devins? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 217,797th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 3,872,235 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 74 percent of Devins live; 74 percent live in North America and 73 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,545,828th most widely held given name internationally, held by 43 people.

The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 1,185 people, or 1 in 305,873. In The United States Devins is most prevalent in: New York, where 24 percent live, California, where 7 percent live and Florida, where 6 percent live. Excluding The United States this surname is found in 21 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 12 percent live and Ireland, where 10 percent live.

Devins Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Devins has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Devins surname grew 554 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 575 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Devins Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Devins last name are 16.3% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.07% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Devins earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 12.37% more than the national average, earning $48,486 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.55% more than the national average, earning $58,901 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dievins923/
Deivins921/
Devinse921/
Deviens921/
Devains921/
Desvins921/
Dhevins921/
Devens831,880/
Divins83379/
Davins83115/
Devuns835/
Devinç831/
Dovins831/
Devinz831/
Devoisins802/
Deavens77137/
Debains77117/
Devince7760/
Deveans7742/
Devense775/
Devinch772/
Deboins772/
Diviens771/
Devynns771/
Debeins771/
Dewains770/
Dievens770/
Devenst770/
Desvens770/
Desbains713/
Desbeins711/
Divens67792/
Dowens67187/
Devenz67134/
Dovens6751/
Davens677/
Dawens673/
Devicence672/
Dyvens671/
Dovyns671/

Devins Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Devins in the Russian language
Девинсdevins-

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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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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Devins
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