Devoest Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bahrain

Devoest Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Devoest Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Devoest Last Name Facts

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

Devoest is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Devoest? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,057,639th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 87 percent of Devoest live; 87 percent live in North America and 87 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Devoest is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 51,779,848. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Michigan, where 43 percent are found, Maryland, where 29 percent are found and District of Columbia, where 14 percent are found. Other than The United States this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 40 percent are found and Bahrain, where 7 percent are found.

Devoest Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Devoest earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.21% less than the national average, earning $42,625 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.67% more than the national average, earning $52,501 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Devost921,809/
Devoet92132/
Devoes9225/
Devest921/
Deboest86119/
Devoist869/
Dievoet864/
Devoyst861/
Deveyst861/
Devoe837,482/
Devoecht802/
Deboes77442/
Dewost77141/
Davost77133/
Dewest7724/
Devoer7711/
Devust7711/
Devoee776/
Devast775/
Divest773/
Deboet773/
Davest771/
Devoex771/
Dowest770/
Devooe770/
Devuyst711,054/
Dewaest7147/
Dewiest7136/
Debaest7110/
Devasth714/
Debeust714/
Debeyst712/
Deweest712/
Dowestt712/
Devayst711/
Devoeii711/
Deboist711/
Deboedt711/
Dewoe6786/
Devae6722/
Devaoith671/
Devuytst671/
Divoe670/

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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 Devoest
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