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

The last name Devney is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Devney? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 629,292nd most frequently held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 14,994,950 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 60 percent of Devney are found; 60 percent are found in North America and 60 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Devney is also the 1,662,754th most numerous first name globally, held by 38 people.

This surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 289 people, or 1 in 1,254,183. In The United States it is most numerous in: Nebraska, where 18 percent reside, Minnesota, where 16 percent reside and Ohio, where 11 percent reside. Excluding The United States Devney exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 21 percent reside and England, where 15 percent reside.

Devney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Devney has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 741 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 429 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Devney Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States Devney are 36.09% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 82.86% registered with the 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
  • 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 Devney
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