Devy Surname

50,323rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,196 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Jersey

Devy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Devy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India8,5851:89,3495,942
Indonesia5861:225,68121,011
France5541:119,89718,119
Malaysia1901:155,2339,646
South Africa841:644,97347,754
Haiti491:218,0398,036
United States441:8,237,703362,142
England411:1,358,97760,528
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England471:518,62527,981
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

The alternate forms: Dévy (1) are calculated separately.

Devy (16,653) may also be a first name.

Devy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Devy (Arabic: ديفى, Hindi: देवी) is more commonly found in India than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Dévy. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Devy? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 50,323rd most commonly occurring last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 714,746 people. The last name Devy occurs mostly in Asia, where 92 percent of Devy are found; 84 percent are found in South Asia and 84 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Devy is also the 43,161st most frequent given name in the world. It is borne by 16,653 people.

The surname is most numerous in India, where it is borne by 8,585 people, or 1 in 89,349. In India it is primarily found in: Andhra Pradesh, where 50 percent reside, Telangana, where 46 percent reside and Bihar, where 1 percent reside. Besides India Devy occurs in 28 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 6 percent reside and France, where 5 percent reside.

Devy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Devy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Devy last name rose 293 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 13 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Devy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Devy surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Devy are 28.59% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 81.82% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Devy earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 102.4% more than the national average, earning R 480,972 per year; in United States they earn 7.96% less than the national average, earning $39,713 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.27% more than the national average, earning $51,310 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dévy921/
Devey892,772/
Devoy892,683/
Deevy89573/
Devay89487/
Devys89325/
Deavy89162/
Deviy8961/
Devyi8939/
Deivy8913/
Devyt8912/
Devyz897/
Dhevy896/
Deyvy892/
Desvy891/
Devaiy80851/
Devaya80218/
Deevey80189/
Detvay8087/
Deevoy8057/
Desvoy8054/
Deavey8043/
Deveyt8038/
Devays8036/
Devoyd8023/
Devoys8013/
Deivay807/
Devyts805/
Deivys804/
De'voy804/
Devych803/
Devgay802/
Devydt801/
Devyst801/
Deivoy801/
Devi7571,061,794/
Deve7511,926/
Deby753,305/
Devı75854/
Dewy75602/
Divy7562/
Devj7543/
Devé7512/
Dyvy756/
Deví751/
Devuyst731,054/
Deveydt7364/
Devayst731/
Deveyst731/
Devoyst731/
Deevaya731/
Desvoys731/
Devahey731/
Deivyds731/
Dewey6722,110/
Deeva6710,787/
Dever6710,305/
Devie679,669/
Devis677,317/
Devii676,710/
Devid676,639/
Deevi675,293/
Debay672,958/
Devee672,201/
Deves672,139/
Devei671,534/
Devio671,312/
Debey671,196/
Devai671,196/
Devih671,108/
Divay67950/
Deboy67889/
Devit67801/
Devip67735/
Ddevi67633/
Deviz67536/
Deved67472/
Devui67447/
Deavi67407/
Dievi67406/
Deivi67368/
Dhevi67327/
Debuy67295/
Devez67268/
Devoi67264/
Divoy67218/
Deuve67214/
Devet67209/
Deiva67202/
Desvi67187/
Deive67174/
Deuvi67134/
Dévay67134/
Devaj67130/
Devgi67121/
Deave67103/
Desby6787/
Deeve6784/
Devhi6783/
Deway6763/
Devea6762/
Desve6762/
Devge6760/
Devaa6757/
Ødeby6756/
Deeby6752/
Devje6746/
Dieve6745/
Devij6742/
Divey6739/
Deyvi6739/
Dheve6738/
Deveu6731/
Daivy6731/
Deuby6730/
Dewiy6729/
Deiby6725/
Dieby6723/
Deyva6722/
Debyt6718/
Dybey6717/
Deveh6717/
Dibey6716/
Dev'a6715/
Detve6713/
Diviy6712/
Devér6712/
Devís6712/
Dehby6711/
Ådeby6710/
Devès6710/
Hdevi679/
Dewhy679/
Debys679/
Dehvi678/
Dejby678/
Dejve677/
Dheby677/
Deava677/
Debyi677/
Deybe677/
Deviï677/
Tdevi676/
Dhewy676/
Deybi676/
Detvi675/
Deaby674/
Dejvi674/
Debyo674/
Deyue674/
Hdewy674/
Dempy673/
Dewwy673/
Devés673/
Divyo673/
Divyy672/
Dyvoy672/
Deyve672/
Deyby672/
Deywa672/
Desvé672/
Devej671/
Devha671/
Devoa671/
Dev'i671/
Deyba671/
Dhivy671/
Dehwy671/
Debiy671/
Dévoy671/
Deviå671/
Deïva671/
Deiwy671/
Deawy671/
Debyh671/

Devy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Devy in the Hindi language
देवीdevi88.89
देव्यdevya11.11
Devy in the Arabic language
ديفىdyfy-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Devy
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