Divine Surname
Approximately 10,924 people bear this surname
Divine Surname Definition:
“Excellent” in Old French.
Divine Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,289 | 1:84,509 | 9,566 |
| Nigeria | 1,999 | 1:88,616 | 6,186 |
| Ghana | 1,801 | 1:15,003 | 1,939 |
| Cameroon | 600 | 1:34,615 | 4,658 |
| Chad | 578 | 1:23,516 | 2,818 |
| DR Congo | 493 | 1:149,857 | 15,681 |
| England | 193 | 1:288,695 | 22,251 |
| Russia | 84 | 1:1,715,751 | 112,504 |
| France | 82 | 1:810,033 | 97,301 |
| India | 77 | 1:9,961,888 | 192,972 |
| Australia | 72 | 1:374,940 | 30,993 |
| Liberia | 70 | 1:62,979 | 5,477 |
| Scotland | 69 | 1:77,592 | 5,787 |
| Canada | 57 | 1:646,414 | 52,764 |
| Iran | 32 | 1:2,399,454 | 79,639 |
| South Africa | 27 | 1:2,006,582 | 90,678 |
| Burundi | 25 | 1:392,194 | 499 |
| Rwanda | 25 | 1:454,599 | 1,711 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Ecuador | 21 | 1:757,421 | 12,901 |
| Cyprus | 20 | 1:44,244 | 4,510 |
| Germany | 18 | 1:4,472,526 | 177,866 |
| Kenya | 17 | 1:2,716,465 | 37,471 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Ireland | 15 | 1:313,929 | 10,911 |
| Northern Ireland | 11 | 1:167,731 | 8,683 |
| Philippines | 11 | 1:9,203,475 | 207,772 |
| Haiti | 10 | 1:1,068,391 | 11,823 |
| Angola | 9 | 1:2,998,802 | 4,903 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Uganda | 9 | 1:4,337,698 | 99,715 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Congo | 7 | 1:712,728 | 15,723 |
| Kazakhstan | 7 | 1:2,526,071 | 102,287 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Ivory Coast | 5 | 1:4,614,246 | 51,139 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Sierra Leone | 4 | 1:1,772,408 | 958 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Bahamas | 2 | 1:195,876 | 1,708 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Saint Lucia | 2 | 1:89,390 | 2,918 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1:681,988 | 17,017 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 278 | 1:15,935 | 2,001 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 286 | 1:85,229 | 8,990 |
| Scotland | 158 | 1:23,691 | 2,205 |
| Wales | 11 | 1:142,583 | 5,610 |
| Jersey | 2 | 1:25,941 | 3,069 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,782 | 1:28,181 | 3,454 |
The alternate forms: Diviné (4) are calculated separately.
Divine (140,351) may also be a first name.
Divine Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
“Excellent” in Old French.
Probably formed like Divers above.
Divine Demographics
Divine Political Affiliation
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Divine Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Divine Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Divine (Hindi: डिवीन, Oriya: ଡିଭିଇନ୍) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Diviné. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Divine? popularity and diffusion
It is the 47,377th most commonly used last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 667,113 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 52 percent of Divine live; 41 percent live in West Africa and 39 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 7,453rd most widespread first name in the world. It is borne by 140,351 people.
This last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 4,289 people, or 1 in 84,509. In The United States Divine is mostly found in: California, where 16 percent reside, Missouri, where 11 percent reside and Texas, where 7 percent reside. Other than The United States it occurs in 102 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 18 percent reside and Ghana, where 16 percent reside.
Divine Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Divine has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Divine surname increased 241 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 33 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 56 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 95 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it fell 82 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Divine Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Catholic (92%) in Ireland, Orthodox (100%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (100%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Divine surname are 21.03% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 67.8% registered with the political party.
The amount Divine earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 58.38% less than the national average, earning R 98,904 per year; in United States they earn 1.2% less than the national average, earning $42,632 USD per year and in Canada they earn 74.35% more than the national average, earning $86,624 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Divine Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Divine in the Hindi language | ||
| डिवीन | divina | 50 |
| डिवाइन | diva'ina | 50 |
| Divine in the Oriya language | ||
| ଡିଭିଇନ୍ | dibhi'in | 50 |
| ଡିଭାଇନ | dibha'ina | 50 |
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Divine Reference & Research
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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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