Devis Surname
Approximately 7,317 people bear this surname
Devis Surname Definition:
From davas, anc. davat, a sheep. Pryce gives "Devis, Davas, Davat, sheep place. —Nom. fam. Davis, a sheep."
Read More About This SurnameDevis Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 1,246 | 1:615,622 | 29,485 |
| France | 754 | 1:88,094 | 12,599 |
| Spain | 680 | 1:68,753 | 6,134 |
| Philippines | 574 | 1:176,373 | 28,505 |
| Belgium | 534 | 1:21,529 | 3,344 |
| Venezuela | 464 | 1:65,095 | 2,888 |
| Nicaragua | 430 | 1:14,003 | 838 |
| United States | 350 | 1:1,035,597 | 75,973 |
| Russia | 346 | 1:416,541 | 39,905 |
| Tanzania | 290 | 1:182,557 | 15,833 |
| Malawi | 235 | 1:72,847 | 9,384 |
| Indonesia | 233 | 1:567,593 | 45,468 |
| Ecuador | 153 | 1:103,960 | 6,274 |
| Honduras | 137 | 1:64,354 | 1,394 |
| England | 79 | 1:705,292 | 39,851 |
| Colombia | 69 | 1:692,378 | 7,982 |
| Papua New Guinea | 63 | 1:129,424 | 17,695 |
| Mexico | 59 | 1:2,103,834 | 19,255 |
| Argentina | 59 | 1:724,465 | 49,289 |
| Kenya | 50 | 1:923,598 | 33,552 |
| Senegal | 44 | 1:331,349 | 1,750 |
| South Africa | 43 | 1:1,259,947 | 70,377 |
| Haiti | 41 | 1:260,583 | 8,998 |
| United Arab Emirates | 36 | 1:254,508 | 17,423 |
| Panama | 34 | 1:115,066 | 4,183 |
| Qatar | 34 | 1:69,353 | 6,725 |
| Nigeria | 31 | 1:5,714,283 | 142,531 |
| Solomon Islands | 31 | 1:18,711 | 3,619 |
| Kazakhstan | 25 | 1:707,300 | 46,975 |
| Netherlands | 21 | 1:804,151 | 59,518 |
| Suriname | 19 | 1:29,085 | 5,642 |
| Pakistan | 15 | 1:11,909,592 | 53,778 |
| Peru | 11 | 1:2,889,466 | 28,985 |
| Australia | 10 | 1:2,699,570 | 109,631 |
| Canada | 9 | 1:4,093,955 | 205,175 |
| Germany | 9 | 1:8,945,051 | 266,530 |
| Taiwan | 8 | 1:2,930,593 | 17,989 |
| Italy | 7 | 1:8,736,670 | 118,213 |
| Belarus | 7 | 1:1,357,294 | 83,128 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Georgia | 4 | 1:936,386 | 24,100 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Azerbaijan | 4 | 1:2,412,280 | 25,948 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 1:1,593,356 | 8,177 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Abkhazia | 1 | 1:242,865 | 5,354 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 13 | 1:340,759 | 12,983 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 46 | 1:529,899 | 28,330 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:313,683 | 10,604 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 49 | 1:1,024,871 | 60,160 |
The alternate forms: Devís (12) & Deviş (1) are calculated separately.
Devis (18,171) may also be a first name.
Devis Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
From davas, anc. davat, a sheep. Pryce gives "Devis, Davas, Davat, sheep place. —Nom. fam. Davis, a sheep."
User-submitted Reference
Devis or De Vis comes from de vis, Dutch for 'the fish'.
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Devis Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Devis Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Devis (Georgian: დევის, Hindi: डेविस, Marathi: डेवीस, Oriya: େଡଭିସ, Russian: Дэвис) is borne by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Devís or Deviş. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Devis? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 67,927th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 995,975 people. The surname Devis occurs mostly in Europe, where 33 percent of Devis live; 18 percent live in Western Europe and 17 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 40,546th most prevalent first name in the world, held by 18,171 people.
The surname Devis is most commonly occurring in India, where it is carried by 1,246 people, or 1 in 615,622. In India it is most common in: Uttar Pradesh, where 57 percent live, Kerala, where 19 percent live and Maharashtra, where 7 percent live. Besides India it is found in 79 countries. It is also common in France, where 10 percent live and Spain, where 9 percent live.
Devis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Devis has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Devis surname increased 714 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 172 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it contracted 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Devis Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Catholic (77%) in Ireland, Orthodox (78%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Orthodox (71%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Devis surname are 24.04% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 77.27% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Devis earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 25.84% less than the national average, earning S/. 14,375 per year; in South Africa they earn 98.34% more than the national average, earning R 471,336 per year; in Colombia they earn 24.46% more than the national average, earning $28,255,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 3.34% more than the national average, earning $44,591 USD per year and in Canada they earn 30.11% less than the national average, earning $34,724 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Devis Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Devis in the Georgian language | ||
| დევის | devis | - |
| Devis in the Oriya language | ||
| େଡଭିସ | edabhisa | - |
| Devis in the Hindi language | ||
| डेविस | devisa | 74.56 |
| देवीस | devisa | 12.28 |
| देविस | devisa | 4.39 |
| देवी | devi | 3.51 |
| डेवीस | devisa | 1.75 |
| Devis in the Marathi language | ||
| डेवीस | devisa | 65.45 |
| देवीस | devisa | 10.3 |
| डेिवस | deivasa | 9.7 |
| डेि | dei | 8.48 |
| देिवस | deivasa | 4.24 |
| देवशी | devasi | 0.61 |
| Devis in the Russian language | ||
| Дэвис | devis | - |
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