Devizes Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Devizes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Devizes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:18,572,686338,250
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Devizes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Devizes is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Devizes? popularity and diffusion

Devizes is the 8,968,613th most widespread surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Devizes live; 75 percent live in Northern Europe and 75 percent live in British Isles.

It is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 18,572,686. In England Devizes is most frequent in: Leicestershire, where 33 percent reside, Somerset, where 33 percent reside and Wiltshire, where 33 percent reside. Apart from England this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Poland, where 25 percent reside.

Devizes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Devizes has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Devitzes931/
Devize923/
Deviese86104/
Devoize8698/
Devizis862/
Deviges861/
Devices861/
Devizer861/
Devises861/
Deviesi861/
Desviges801/
Deviesih801/
Deveze771,556/
Devise771,090/
Debize77531/
Deviza77354/
Devige77226/
Devese77107/
Devisi7761/
Devisy7754/
Devesi7744/
Devisé7725/
Device7723/
Devèze7721/
Dewize778/
Devije772/
Devizi772/
Devesy771/
Devizy771/
Devisih711,710/
Devesih71346/
Debaize71330/
Devizzi71207/
Devoise71165/
Devecis7152/
Devezer7126/
Dewijze7119/
Devesey7118/
Devezis7117/
Devisay7114/
Deveses7112/
Deveise7112/
Deverze719/
Dewiese718/
Devaisy717/
Davises716/
Devesci713/
Devaise713/
Deivisi712/
Divizie712/
Devisee712/
Desvige712/
Debuize712/
Devyžis712/
Devezze711/
Devyzis711/
Divizis711/
Dehvizi711/
Devijee711/
Deveser711/
Devižis711/
Devisce711/
Devidge711/
Desvisi711/
Devigie711/
Devisoy711/
Devhisi711/
Deevise710/
Devisie710/
Devisey710/
Devecais67819/
Devetzis67309/
Devicais67153/
Davezies6760/
Devisieh6734/
Deaviser6716/
Devisich6710/
Devechis676/
Ditvises674/
Deevised672/
Devisett671/
Deewises671/
Diviziez671/
Devesieh671/
Deviçhez671/
Disvises671/
Devisidh671/
Deboises671/
Devesais671/
Deveesed671/
Dewwiese670/
Deveasey670/

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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 Devizes
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