Devos Surname

21,848th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24,887 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Devos Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Devos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium12,5191:91828
France7,5561:8,791777
United States3,0061:120,57812,901
Canada6171:59,7177,040
Australia2281:118,40213,082
Brazil1651:1,297,42044,380
South Africa1491:363,60933,044
England1031:540,95233,556
Netherlands901:187,63526,551
Germany721:1,118,13174,279
Spain631:742,09631,639
Thailand621:1,139,328167,850
Switzerland221:373,31428,226
New Caledonia211:13,1533,514
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
New Zealand191:238,33322,631
Argentina171:2,514,318114,515
Italy131:4,704,361107,811
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Colombia101:4,777,40717,975
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Iceland91:42,2322,922
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
China51:273,464,31313,838
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Cambodia41:3,871,7869,580
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States941:534,24137,003

The alternate forms: Devós (7) & Devoš (4) are calculated separately.

Devos (517) may also be a first name.

Devos Last Name Facts

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

The last name Devos (Hindi: देवोस, Russian: Девос) occurs in Belgium more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as: Devós or Devoš. For other potential spellings of Devos click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Devos? popularity and diffusion

The surname Devos is the 21,848th most frequently held family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 292,825 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 82 percent of Devos reside; 81 percent reside in Western Europe and 47 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. Devos is also the 371,657th most common first name globally. It is borne by 517 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Belgium, where it is borne by 12,519 people, or 1 in 918. In Belgium it is most common in: Flemish Region, where 68 percent reside, Walloon Region, where 26 percent reside and Brussels Capital Region, where 7 percent reside. Not including Belgium Devos is found in 69 countries. It is also found in France, where 30 percent reside and The United States, where 12 percent reside.

Devos Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Devos has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Devos surname rose 3,198 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 2,060 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Devos Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Devos surname are 13.6% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.37% being registered with the party.

The amount Devos earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 64.77% less than the national average, earning R 83,724 per year; in Colombia they earn 8.44% less than the national average, earning $20,786,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 8.7% more than the national average, earning $46,904 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.1% more than the national average, earning $49,732 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Devós937/
Devoš934/
Devost911,809/
Devoss91806/
Devose91307/
Devous91228/
Devois91126/
Devoos91109/
Devots9118/
Devoys9113/
Devosh914/
Hdevos912/
Devosc911/
De'vos911/
Deivos911/
Dievos911/
Devo895,197/
Devoise83165/
Devosse83105/
Desvois8364/
Devouse8313/
Devoist839/
Devosce833/
Devoush832/
Devoyst831/
Desvost831/
Desvoys831/
Devoy802,683/
Devoz801,051/
Davos80653/
Debos80602/
Devas80376/
Devot80368/
Devoi80264/
Dievo80182/
Divos8088/
Devou8082/
Devoo8044/
Devoh8028/
Detvo8016/
Desvo809/
Devod807/
Devoc806/
Dewos805/
Dovos803/
Devox802/
Devoa801/
Dhevo801/
Dyvos801/
Deevo801/
Devop800/
Deavouss770/
Debose733,166/
Debois732,037/
Devase731,276/
Debost731,059/
Desbos73915/
Devoid73383/
Deboos73313/
Debous73236/
Dewost73141/
Devoux7399/
Debosh7384/
Deevoy7357/
Debosz7357/
Desvoy7354/
Deivas7345/
Deboys7343/
Davois7341/
Devash7332/
Devoit7332/
Devoyd7323/
Devout7319/
Devats7317/
Devoud7317/
Devoix7315/
Devass7313/
Deboss7311/
Devaus7310/
Desvas7310/
Divosh739/
Devast735/
Dievas735/
Deevas735/
Devaas734/
Deveus734/
Devoić734/
Deuvas734/
De'voy734/
Divois733/
Dievou731/
Divose731/
Divoss731/
Devhod731/
Devood731/
Dewois731/
Dewose731/
Dewoss731/
Debozs731/
Dovois731/
Dempos731/
Debosx731/
Deboës731/
Daevas731/
D'Avos731/
Devouh731/
Deivoy731/
Devott730/
Devoce730/
Devooe730/
Devozsova711/
Deva6739,331/
Desbois678,164/
Debo677,591/
Divo671,681/
Dewo67954/
Deboise67459/
Debouse67188/
Debosse67167/
Devocht67142/
Desbots6746/
Debosch6715/
Desbost6715/
Dovhosh6712/
Devashe6711/
Dewosse6710/
Debotts679/
Dyvo679/
Devoutt676/
Dhevase675/
Devoice674/
Devasch674/
Deboiss673/
Dewosch672/
Devò672/
Devoult671/
Dewoods671/
Deubois671/
Devahas671/
Deebose671/
Debhois671/
Deboths671/
Debuose671/
Divosch671/
Deboist671/
Daivous671/
Dévo671/
Devasse671/
Desbosz671/
Desbous671/
Dieveus671/
Devadss671/
Djvo671/
Deboots670/
Devoitt670/

Devos Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Devos in the Hindi language
देवोसdevosa-
Devos in the Russian language
Девосdevos-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Devos
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