Devison Surname

147,969th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,990 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Devison Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Devison Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi2,5621:6,682962
Canada2131:172,98417,319
Tanzania791:670,14739,342
England361:1,547,72466,012
Zimbabwe151:1,029,21663,831
Russia141:10,294,504334,277
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
India121:63,922,115578,870
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England211:1,160,73243,748
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Devison (2,895) may also be a first name.

Devison Last Name Facts

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

The last name Devison (Russian: Дэвисон) has its highest incidence in Malawi. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Devison? popularity and diffusion

The last name Devison is the 147,969th most commonly held surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 2,437,306 people. The last name Devison occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Devison reside; 86 percent reside in Southern Africa and 86 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 135,037th most frequently occurring forename globally It is held by 2,895 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Malawi, where it is borne by 2,562 people, or 1 in 6,682. Apart from Malawi it is found in 23 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 7 percent live and Tanzania, where 3 percent live.

Devison Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Devison has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Devison last name grew 171 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 143 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Devison Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

The amount Devison earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 20.33% less than the national average, earning $34,375 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.48% less than the national average, earning $43,978 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Devison Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Devison in the Russian language
Дэвисонdevison-

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Devison
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