Devney Surname

629,292nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 486 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Devney Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Devney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2891:1,254,18388,515
Australia1021:264,66424,097
England731:763,26141,903
Wales171:182,03112,022
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:1,433,84549,523
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States391:1,287,65971,386

Devney (38) may also be a first name.

Devney Last Name Facts

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

Devney has its highest incidence in The United States. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Devney? popularity and diffusion

The last name Devney is the 629,292nd most frequently used family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 14,994,950 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 60 percent of Devney live; 60 percent live in North America and 60 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,662,754th most widespread first name on earth, held by 38 people.

It is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 289 people, or 1 in 1,254,183. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Nebraska, where 18 percent are found, Minnesota, where 16 percent are found and Ohio, where 11 percent are found. Not including The United States this last name is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 21 percent are found and England, where 15 percent are found.

Devney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Devney has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Devney surname rose 741 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 429 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Devney Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Devney last name is principally Congregationalist (78%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Devney last name are 36.09% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 82.86% registered with the political party.

Devney earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.12% more than the national average, earning $44,494 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dhevney922/
Deavney921/
Devnney920/
Devne91208/
Devny911/
Deeveney860/
Debney83693/
Divney83154/
Devner8317/
Devnes835/
Dewney834/
Deivne834/
Devnie833/
Devnay833/
Dhevne832/
Devnet832/
Deavne831/
Deavny830/
Devniye779/
Devnaje775/
Deivene772/
Devnaya771/
Hdebney771/
Deyvene771/
Deawney770/
Dewnehy770/
Dempney770/
Deaveny770/
Devni7382/
Devna7318/
Debny7317/
Debne735/
Divne734/
Dewne732/
Divny731/
Dewny731/
Dyvne731/
Devgniya712/
Debenney712/
Debner67460/
Devnaj6735/
Dyvnyi6734/
Dewner6729/
Divnyy6728/
Debnoy6710/
Devnat679/
Devnis673/
Divner673/
Divnoy672/
Dhebny671/
Debneh671/
Dibney671/
Devnni671/
Divnes671/
Divnei671/
Divniy671/
Debnay670/
Dewnes670/
Devnio670/
Devnas670/

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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 Devney
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