Devons Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Devons Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Devons Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England251:2,228,72284,230
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

Devons (14) may also be a first name.

Devons Last Name Facts

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

The last name Devons is found most in England. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Devons? popularity and diffusion

Devons is the 3,017,195th most widespread surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 173,512,998 people. Devons occurs mostly in Europe, where 64 percent of Devons live; 62 percent live in Northern Europe and 60 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 3,024,661st most prevalent first name at a global level, held by 14 people.

Devons is most prevalent in England, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 2,228,722. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Devon, where 24 percent live, Leicestershire, where 20 percent live and Worcestershire, where 16 percent live. Not including England Devons is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 36 percent live and The Netherlands, where 2 percent live.

Devons Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Devons has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Devons last name grew 139 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Devons Last Name Statistics demography

Devons earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 24.68% more than the national average, earning $53,797 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Devon's923/
Deavons921/
Devonss921/
Devens831,880/
Debons831,066/
Devans83146/
Divons831/
Davons830/
Dovons830/
Devoisins802/
Desbons77140/
Deavens77137/
Devhans77112/
Devansh7723/
Devonce7715/
D'Evans778/
Desvans774/
Deivans772/
Deboins772/
Dehwons771/
Daevans771/
Deevans771/
Dievens770/
Devahans715/
Devhanns711/
Divens67792/
Dowens67187/
Devenz67134/
Davans67130/
Debans67101/
Devanz6755/
Dovens6751/
Debossens6738/
Dewans678/
Davens677/
Divans674/
Dowans673/
Dawens673/
Dovans671/
Dowons671/

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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 Devons
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