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

The last name Divide (Hindi: व्दिवेदी) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Divide? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,237,939th most frequently used family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 101,215,916 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 44 percent of Divide are found; 33 percent are found in West Africa and 32 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Divide is also the 1,171,416th most common first name worldwide, borne by 69 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 8,051,944. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Bayelsa, where 77 percent reside, Lagos, where 18 percent reside and Rivers, where 5 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this last name exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 29 percent reside and India, where 13 percent reside.

Divide Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Divide has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Divide surname rose 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
  • 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 Divide
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