Devorst Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Devorst Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Devorst Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France181:3,690,151224,666
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Devorst Last Name Facts

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

Devorst occurs more in France more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Devorst click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Devorst? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,116,508th most commonly used family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 87 percent of Devorst live; 87 percent live in Western Europe and 78 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

The surname is most prevalent in France, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 3,690,151. In France it is most numerous in: Normandy, where 56 percent are found and Brittany, where 44 percent are found. Besides France it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 13 percent are found and Belgium, where 9 percent are found.

Devorst Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Devorst has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Devorst surname contracted 40 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Devors92116/
Devorss86204/
Devorse8673/
Deborst8620/
Devours8610/
Deavors867/
Deworst864/
Devoirs862/
Devorsh861/
Deavours80361/
Devaarst801/
Dewhorst800/
Devars77489/
Devorx770/
Ditvoorst75118/
Desvars71339/
Devaurs71198/
Devorce7192/
Deburst7132/
Devarse7123/
Devarsh7113/
Dewurst715/
Divorss711/
Dewarst711/
Deavars711/
Debours711/
Devoirx710/
Dewhurst677,519/
Devarshe67200/
Dewherst673/
Dehwurst671/
Devarcht671/
Deavaurs670/
Dewharst670/
Deweurst670/
Devaharsh631/
Dewhursts631/
Dewars62114/
Debars626/
Divars622/
Dehbars578/
Dewarse571/
Divorce570/

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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 Devorst
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