Devits Surname

1,581,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 129 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Devits Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Devits Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium881:130,64418,923
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Latvia41:512,51230,386
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Dévits (8) & Dēvits (1) are calculated separately.

Devits (25) may also be a first name.

Devits Last Name Facts

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

The surname Devits (Russian: Девиц) has its highest incidence in Belgium. It can be rendered as: Dévits or Dēvits. For other potential spellings of Devits click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Devits? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,581,912th most frequent surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 56,492,604 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 86 percent of Devits are found; 69 percent are found in Western Europe and 50 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,136,160th most commonly used forename world-wide. It is borne by 25 people.

The last name is most widely held in Belgium, where it is carried by 88 people, or 1 in 130,644. In Belgium it is most numerous in: Flemish Region, where 72 percent are found, Walloon Region, where 27 percent are found and Brussels Capital Region, where 1 percent are found. Barring Belgium this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 12 percent are found and Russia, where 8 percent are found.

Devits Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Devits has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Devits surname rose 500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Devits Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Devits surname are 34.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 87.5% registered to vote for the party.

Devits earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.63% less than the national average, earning $40,721 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dévits948/
Dēvits941/
Devidts9257/
Devitts925/
Davits83182/
Devitz8363/
Dovits8338/
Devids8323/
Devics8315/
Devyts835/
Dewits831/
Devets831/
Debits830/
Davidts77224/
Dewitts7712/
Devitch776/
Daviets775/
Devietz771/
Davitts770/
Dewaits770/
Dević734,517/
Devic731,447/
Deviz73536/
Devič7328/
Davidtsz7164/
Debitsch7122/
Deavitch711/
Devuytst711/
Davids6769,512/
Deveci6736,476/
Dewitz672,482/
Debets671,037/
Devich67638/
Deviez67397/
Davitz67235/
Dybets67102/
Diebitsch6766/
Dovitz6744/
Devici6739/
Dovids6720/
Debitz6712/
Deaviz6710/
Devicz675/
Dywits674/
Dévics674/
Devoić674/
Divids673/
Devaiz673/
Dovets672/
Dibets672/
Deveds672/
Devidz671/
Devhiz671/
Davets671/
Deevic671/
Deibitsch671/
Dewets671/
Dibits671/

Devits Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Devits in the Russian language
Девицdevic-

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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 Devits
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