Devlyn Surname

1,491,356th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 141 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Zealand
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Devlyn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Devlyn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand481:94,34012,897
Australia391:692,19746,687
Mexico251:4,965,04829,049
United States161:22,653,683662,747
England71:7,959,723202,100
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Devlyn (322) may also be a first name.

Devlyn Last Name Facts

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

The surname Devlyn is found most in New Zealand. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Devlyn.

How Common Is The Last Name Devlyn? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,491,356th most frequently occurring surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 51,684,723 people. This surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 62 percent of Devlyn live; 62 percent live in Australasia and 62 percent live in Australia and New Zealand. Devlyn is also the 488,964th most common first name on earth. It is borne by 322 people.

It is most prevalent in New Zealand, where it is carried by 48 people, or 1 in 94,340. In New Zealand it is most prevalent in: Waikato Region, where 48 percent reside, Gisborne Region, where 33 percent reside and Auckland Region, where 17 percent reside. Beside New Zealand it occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 28 percent reside and Mexico, where 18 percent reside.

Devlyn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Devlyn has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Devlyn last name expanded 800 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 140 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Devlyn Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Devlyn last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 75% registered with the party.

Devlyn earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 16.54% more than the national average, earning $50,286 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Devlynd922/
Devln913/
Devlin8343,880/
Devlen83142/
Devling7779/
D'Evlin777/
Devllin773/
Dheblyn771/
Deavlin771/
Devlinn770/
Divln733/
Dewellyn714/
D'Devlin711/
Deevelin711/
Deavelin710/
Deblin67118/
Dewlen67113/
Dewlin6730/
Deblén6724/
Deblen677/
Devlim672/
Dyblyn671/
Deibln670/
Divlen670/
Divlin670/
Dyvling6231/
Divlina621/
Divglin621/
Debellin571/
Debellen571/
Dewellen570/
Diwesllen531/
Dewelling530/
Diblen50122/
Diblin5062/
Divlim5053/
Dyblin506/
Dewlem501/

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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 Devlyn
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