Devow Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Devow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Devow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Devow Last Name Facts

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

The last name Devow is found most frequently in Australia. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Devow.

How Common Is The Last Name Devow? popularity and diffusion

Devow is the 4,908,606th most widely held family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 56 percent of Devow live; 56 percent live in Australasia and 56 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

The last name is most frequent in Australia, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 2,999,522. In Australia it is most frequent in: Queensland, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Australia it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 38 percent are found and Nigeria, where 6 percent are found.

Devow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Devow has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Devow surname declined 57 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Devow Last Name Statistics demography

Devow earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 47.42% less than the national average, earning $22,688 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Devowe9178/
Devov805/
Davow805/
Devob802/
Devaw801/
Devof800/
Dovow800/
Debouw7319/
Devova734/
Devoft732/
Devoff732/
Deybow731/
Devouf730/

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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 Devow
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