Dević Surname

103,988th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,517 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Dević Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dević Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia2,0721:3,448455
Bosnia and Herzegovina1,3411:2,637484
Croatia6751:6,265907
Slovenia2401:10,3652,443
Montenegro1791:3,573729
Kosovo51:372,3749,323
North Macedonia31:700,49123,754
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Devic931,447/
Devič9328/
Devoić914/
Dévic871/
Divić80571/
Deviz80536/
Debić80113/
Dović8034/
Davić8023/
Deveci7336,476/
Devich73638/
Deviez73397/
Devits73129/
Devitz7363/
Devici7339/
Devids7323/
Devics7315/
Deaviz7310/
Devicz735/
Devaiz733/
Devhiz731/
Devidz731/
Deevic731/
Devidts6757/
Deviche6732/
Devitch676/
Devitts675/
Devesci673/
Deevich672/
Deiviez671/
Deivich671/
Devietz671/
Devizzz671/

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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 Dević
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