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Where Does The Last Name Devise Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Devise is carried by more people in France than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant: Devisé. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Devise? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 337,747^th most widespread surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 6,685,822 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 95 percent of Devise live; 95 percent live in Western Europe and 94 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 577,234^th most widely held forename internationally It is held by 240 people.

The surname is most frequently held in France, where it is carried by 955 people, or 1 in 69,553. In France it is mostly concentrated in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 37 percent are found, Hauts-de-France, where 18 percent are found and Île-de-France, where 15 percent are found. Aside from France this last name occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 6 percent are found and Brazil, where 3 percent are found.

Devise Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Devise has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 150 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Devise Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Devise surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60% being registered to vote for the party.

Devise earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 30.53% less than the national average, earning $29,975 USD per year.