Devnarain Surname

608,234th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 509 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Devnarain Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Devnarain Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa5041:107,49512,963
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Devnarain (1,467) may also be a first name.

Devnarain Last Name Facts

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

The last name Devnarain (Hindi: देवनारायण) is found most frequently in South Africa. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Devnarain? popularity and diffusion

The surname Devnarain is the 608,234th most commonly used surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 14,317,379 people. Devnarain is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Devnarain live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 203,350th most prevalent first name worldwide, held by 1,467 people.

This last name is most widely held in South Africa, where it is held by 504 people, or 1 in 107,495. In South Africa Devnarain is primarily concentrated in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 86 percent reside, Gauteng, where 12 percent reside and Western Cape, where 2 percent reside. Not including South Africa it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 0 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Devnarain Last Name Statistics demography

Devnarain earn somewhat more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 14.83% more than the national average, earning R 272,880 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dhevnarain956/
Devnaran942/
Dewnarain89427/
Devnarien8916/
Devnarayn891/
Devnarayan8456/
Debnaran823/
Dewnarayan7423/
Debnarayan742/
Daiwnarain742/
Dewnarajan742/
Deawnarine741/
Debnathreang671/
Debnathram631/

Devnarain Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Devnarain in the Hindi language
देवनारायणdevanarayana63.28
देवनारायनdevanarayana34.86
देवनरायनdevanarayana1.02
देवनरायणdevanarayana0.51
देवनारायण्ाdevanarayana0.17
देवनारायण़devanarayana0.17

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Devnarain
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