Dević Surname
Approximately 4,517 people bear this surname
Dević Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serbia | 2,072 | 1:3,448 | 455 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1,341 | 1:2,637 | 484 |
| Croatia | 675 | 1:6,265 | 907 |
| Slovenia | 240 | 1:10,365 | 2,443 |
| Montenegro | 179 | 1:3,573 | 729 |
| Kosovo | 5 | 1:372,374 | 9,323 |
| North Macedonia | 3 | 1:700,491 | 23,754 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Devic (1,447), Devič (28) & Dévic (1) are calculated separately.
Dević Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dević Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Dević occurs in Serbia more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Devic, Devič or Dévic. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dević? popularity and diffusion
Dević is the 103,988th most frequently held last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,613,360 people. Dević is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Dević reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.
Dević is most widely held in Serbia, where it is carried by 2,072 people, or 1 in 3,448. In Serbia it is primarily found in: South Bačka District, where 23 percent reside, Belgrade, where 16 percent reside and Srem District, where 16 percent reside. Besides Serbia this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 30 percent reside and Croatia, where 15 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Devic | 93 | 1,447 | / |
| Devič | 93 | 28 | / |
| Devoić | 91 | 4 | / |
| Dévic | 87 | 1 | / |
| Divić | 80 | 571 | / |
| Deviz | 80 | 536 | / |
| Debić | 80 | 113 | / |
| Dović | 80 | 34 | / |
| Davić | 80 | 23 | / |
| Deveci | 73 | 36,476 | / |
| Devich | 73 | 638 | / |
| Deviez | 73 | 397 | / |
| Devits | 73 | 129 | / |
| Devitz | 73 | 63 | / |
| Devici | 73 | 39 | / |
| Devids | 73 | 23 | / |
| Devics | 73 | 15 | / |
| Deaviz | 73 | 10 | / |
| Devicz | 73 | 5 | / |
| Devaiz | 73 | 3 | / |
| Devhiz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Devidz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Deevic | 73 | 1 | / |
| Devidts | 67 | 57 | / |
| Deviche | 67 | 32 | / |
| Devitch | 67 | 6 | / |
| Devitts | 67 | 5 | / |
| Devesci | 67 | 3 | / |
| Deevich | 67 | 2 | / |
| Deiviez | 67 | 1 | / |
| Deivich | 67 | 1 | / |
| Devietz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Devizzz | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Dević
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