Devries Surname
Approximately 24,156 people bear this surname
Devries Surname Definition:
(Dutch) The Frieslander [Dutch de, the + Vries, Frieslander, Frisian: see under Fraser in Dict.]
Read More About This SurnameDevries Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 18,550 | 1:19,540 | 2,451 |
| Canada | 3,253 | 1:11,327 | 1,697 |
| Australia | 968 | 1:27,888 | 3,794 |
| Belgium | 325 | 1:35,374 | 5,758 |
| Netherlands | 306 | 1:55,187 | 9,490 |
| France | 242 | 1:274,474 | 42,205 |
| Thailand | 74 | 1:954,572 | 147,178 |
| South Africa | 74 | 1:732,131 | 51,520 |
| England | 72 | 1:773,862 | 42,299 |
| Germany | 58 | 1:1,388,025 | 86,120 |
| New Zealand | 49 | 1:92,415 | 12,718 |
| Argentina | 41 | 1:1,042,522 | 64,438 |
| Colombia | 24 | 1:1,990,586 | 12,178 |
| Ireland | 13 | 1:362,226 | 14,761 |
| Switzerland | 10 | 1:821,292 | 53,588 |
| Lesotho | 8 | 1:254,070 | 15,268 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:442,076 | 21,198 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| Zimbabwe | 6 | 1:2,573,040 | 106,478 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 337 | 1:149,017 | 13,853 |
The alternate forms: Devriès (9) are calculated separately.
Devries (67) may also be a first name.
Devries Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Dutch) The Frieslander [Dutch de, the + Vries, Frieslander, Frisian: see under Fraser in Dict.]
User-submitted Reference
A Dutch surname that means: "The Frisian".
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Average Devries Salary in
United States
$47,620 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Devries Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Devries Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Devries occurs most in The United States. It can be found in the variant forms: Devriès. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Devries? popularity and diffusion
It is the 22,491st most commonly used family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 301,687 people. The last name Devries is mostly found in The Americas, where 91 percent of Devries are found; 90 percent are found in North America and 90 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Devries is also the 1,191,548th most commonly held first name on earth, held by 67 people.
The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 18,550 people, or 1 in 19,540. In The United States Devries is most prevalent in: Michigan, where 22 percent live, California, where 9 percent live and Illinois, where 8 percent live. Apart from The United States this surname is found in 59 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 13 percent live and Australia, where 4 percent live.
Devries Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Devries has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Devries last name increased 5,504 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Devries Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Devries last name are 25.65% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 72.42% registered with the political party.
The amount Devries earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 65.7% more than the national average, earning R 393,756 per year; in Colombia they earn 8.07% less than the national average, earning $20,869,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 10.36% more than the national average, earning $47,620 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.2% more than the national average, earning $51,772 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Devriès | 95 | 9 | / |
| Devriese | 93 | 2,087 | / |
| De'vries | 93 | 14 | / |
| Devriesc | 93 | 2 | / |
| Devrries | 93 | 1 | / |
| Devrie | 92 | 4 | / |
| Devriesse | 88 | 2 | / |
| Debries | 86 | 22 | / |
| Devriez | 86 | 10 | / |
| Devreis | 86 | 8 | / |
| Devrees | 86 | 3 | / |
| Devried | 86 | 2 | / |
| Devrier | 86 | 1 | / |
| Divries | 86 | 1 | / |
| Devrues | 86 | 1 | / |
| Devreus | 86 | 1 | / |
| Devrijer | 80 | 5 | / |
| Devrièse | 80 | 1 | / |
| Debriese | 80 | 1 | / |
| Deaverie | 80 | 0 | / |
| Debrie | 77 | 5,766 | / |
| Devrye | 77 | 12 | / |
| Dewrie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Debreus | 71 | 1,262 | / |
| Devreux | 71 | 300 | / |
| Debrais | 71 | 126 | / |
| Debrois | 71 | 86 | / |
| Devrous | 71 | 27 | / |
| Devryer | 71 | 10 | / |
| Debreis | 71 | 6 | / |
| Debriey | 71 | 3 | / |
| Devreax | 71 | 2 | / |
| Devrija | 71 | 2 | / |
| Devruix | 71 | 0 | / |
| Dewrrie | 71 | 0 | / |
| Debraish | 67 | 3 | / |
| Debreish | 67 | 2 | / |
| Debreyes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Debrujes | 67 | 1 | / |
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