Devoy Surname
Approximately 2,683 people bear this surname
Devoy Surname Definition:
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Devoy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,011 | 1:358,515 | 32,001 |
| England | 426 | 1:130,794 | 12,949 |
| Ireland | 419 | 1:11,239 | 1,420 |
| Australia | 219 | 1:123,268 | 13,526 |
| New Zealand | 182 | 1:24,881 | 4,349 |
| Scotland | 173 | 1:30,947 | 3,160 |
| Canada | 99 | 1:372,178 | 33,288 |
| France | 76 | 1:873,983 | 102,402 |
| Wales | 28 | 1:110,519 | 8,545 |
| Argentina | 10 | 1:4,274,341 | 152,056 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Northern Ireland | 5 | 1:369,007 | 15,220 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 358 | 1:12,374 | 1,674 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 59 | 1:413,142 | 24,536 |
| Scotland | 20 | 1:187,161 | 7,190 |
| Wales | 14 | 1:112,030 | 4,740 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 254 | 1:197,711 | 17,239 |
The alternate forms: Dévoy (1) are calculated separately.
Devoy (84) may also be a first name.
Devoy Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
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Devoy Demographics
Average Devoy Salary in
United States
$45,378 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Devoy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Devoy Come From? nationality or country of origin
Devoy is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be found as: Dévoy. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Devoy? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 162,176th most frequently occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,716,193 people. The surname Devoy occurs predominantly in Europe, where 42 percent of Devoy live; 41 percent live in North America and 40 percent live in Anglo-North America. Devoy is also the 1,046,220th most widely held given name globally, held by 84 people.
The last name Devoy is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 1,011 people, or 1 in 358,515. In The United States Devoy is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 13 percent live, California, where 12 percent live and Michigan, where 9 percent live. Outside of The United States this last name occurs in 24 countries. It also occurs in England, where 16 percent live and Ireland, where 16 percent live.
Devoy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Devoy has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Devoy surname grew 398 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 722 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 117 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 865 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Devoy Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Devoy last name is primarily Catholic (88%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Devoy last name are 14% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.77% registered with the party.
The amount Devoy earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 89.71% less than the national average, earning R 24,456 per year; in United States they earn 5.17% more than the national average, earning $45,378 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.27% less than the national average, earning $46,070 CAD per year.
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Footnotes
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