Devua Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Devua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Devua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Devua (12) may also be a first name.

Devua Last Name Facts

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

Devua (Russian: Девуа) is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Devua? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,193,072nd most numerous last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 80 percent of Devua are found; 80 percent are found in Central Africa and 80 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Devua is also the 3,306,491st most widespread forename throughout the world, borne by 12 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 18,469,892. Barring The DR Congo this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in India, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dievua9126/
Daevua912/
Debua80125/
Divua80111/
Devba8096/
Dovua807/
Devva805/
Davua803/
Devwa801/
Depua801/
Deebua73146/
Detbua7343/
Deabua7321/
Devbai7316/
Devbha733/
Duivua731/
Deipua731/
Debuea731/
Devvea731/
Devvay731/
Debvath676/
Debuath674/
Debguha673/
Deapuah671/
Deivwas671/

Devua Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Devua in the Russian language
Девуаdevua-

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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
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  • 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 Devua
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