Divide Surname

2,237,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 72 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Costa Rica

Divide Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Divide Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria221:8,051,944174,166
Philippines211:4,820,868168,058
India91:85,229,487684,495
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Divide (69) may also be a first name.

Divide Last Name Facts

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

Divide (Hindi: व्दिवेदी) occurs most in Nigeria. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Divide? popularity and diffusion

The last name Divide is the 2,237,939th most commonly used last name on earth, held by around 1 in 101,215,916 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 44 percent of Divide reside; 33 percent reside in West Africa and 32 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Divide is also the 1,171,416th most numerous first name world-wide, borne by 69 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 8,051,944. In Nigeria Divide is most numerous in: Bayelsa, where 77 percent are found, Lagos, where 18 percent are found and Rivers, where 5 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria Divide occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 29 percent are found and India, where 13 percent are found.

Divide Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Divide has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Divide surname expanded 133 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Divide Last Name Statistics demography

Divide earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 64.95% less than the national average, earning $15,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Divides922/
Diviede921/
Dividei921/
Dividee921/
Daividey861/
Devide83654/
Divade83432/
Divida83174/
Dividi83101/
Divede8313/
Dibide834/
Duvide831/
Devides77607/
Divuidi77123/
Devidet7748/
Devidez7722/
Divedee7721/
Dividio7713/
Doivade7713/
Divaidi7711/
Dividis778/
Dhivade777/
Diwidje775/
Divedie773/
Daivade772/
Devidee772/
Divadhe772/
Diveidi772/
Diviedi772/
Devider772/
Devidei771/
Devidge771/
Diwides771/
Deividi771/
Diebide771/
Deveide771/
Diwaide771/
Dividhi771/
Dibaide771/
Devided771/
Diwiddie714/
Ddhividi713/
Deividii711/
Diovidio711/
Diveddey711/
Deividdy711/
Duiviedi711/
Dhaivade711/
Devoider711/
Divedi6710,952/
Devida67502/
Devidi67389/
Debide67167/
Diwidi6787/
Dibidi6754/
Devidé6729/
Divedy6716/
Diwede6713/
Diveda679/
Diwade676/
Duvede674/
Devidy674/
Devidè674/
Djuide673/
Duvidi672/
Dibede672/
Ddhivedei671/
Dibida671/
Dewide671/
Divudi671/

Divide Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Divide in the Hindi language
व्दिवेदीvdivedi50
द्विवेदीdvivedi50

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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
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  • 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 Divide
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