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.]
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| 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.]
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A Dutch surname that means: "The Frisian".
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Devries Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Devries Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Devries is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Devriès. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Devries? popularity and diffusion
Devries is the 22,491st most frequently occurring surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 301,687 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 91 percent of Devries live; 90 percent live in North America and 90 percent live in Anglo-North America. Devries is also the 1,191,548th most widely held first name globally, held by 67 people.
The last name Devries is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 18,550 people, or 1 in 19,540. In The United States Devries is primarily found in: Michigan, where 22 percent reside, California, where 9 percent reside and Illinois, where 8 percent reside. Apart from The United States Devries is found in 59 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 13 percent reside and Australia, where 4 percent reside.
Devries Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Devries has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Devries last name grew 5,504 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Devries Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Devries are 25.65% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 72.42% registered to vote for 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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