Divine Surname

47,377th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,924 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ghana

Divine Surname Definition:

“Excellent” in Old French.

Divine Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,2891:84,5099,566
Nigeria1,9991:88,6166,186
Ghana1,8011:15,0031,939
Cameroon6001:34,6154,658
Chad5781:23,5162,818
DR Congo4931:149,85715,681
England1931:288,69522,251
Russia841:1,715,751112,504
France821:810,03397,301
India771:9,961,888192,972
Australia721:374,94030,993
Liberia701:62,9795,477
Scotland691:77,5925,787
Canada571:646,41452,764
Iran321:2,399,45479,639
South Africa271:2,006,58290,678
Burundi251:392,194499
Rwanda251:454,5991,711
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Ecuador211:757,42112,901
Cyprus201:44,2444,510
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Kenya171:2,716,46537,471
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Northern Ireland111:167,7318,683
Philippines111:9,203,475207,772
Haiti101:1,068,39111,823
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Congo71:712,72815,723
Kazakhstan71:2,526,071102,287
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Ivory Coast51:4,614,24651,139
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Sierra Leone41:1,772,408958
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
China21:683,660,78330,601
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Saint Lucia21:89,3902,918
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Belize11:355,4743,977
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2781:15,9352,001
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2861:85,2298,990
Scotland1581:23,6912,205
Wales111:142,5835,610
Jersey21:25,9413,069
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,7821:28,1813,454

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.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Probably formed like Divers above.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Divine Last Name Facts

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

The last name Divine (Hindi: डिवीन, Oriya: ଡିଭିଇନ୍) occurs most in The United States. It may also be found as: Diviné. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Divine? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 47,377th most numerous surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 667,113 people. Divine is mostly found in Africa, where 52 percent of Divine reside; 41 percent reside in West Africa and 39 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Divine is also the 7,453rd most prevalent first name on earth, held by 140,351 people.

The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 4,289 people, or 1 in 84,509. In The United States Divine is primarily concentrated in: California, where 16 percent reside, Missouri, where 11 percent reside and Texas, where 7 percent reside. Apart from The United States this surname is found in 102 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 18 percent reside and Ghana, where 16 percent reside.

Divine Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Divine has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Divine last name increased 241 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 33 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 56 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 95 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it decreased 82 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Divine Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Divine surname is chiefly Catholic (92%) in Ireland, Orthodox (100%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

In The United States Divine are 21.03% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 67.8% being registered to vote for the 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Diviné944/
Diviney921,158/
Divines9210/
Divinie927/
Deivine923/
Divinet923/
Diviner923/
Divijne921/
Divinne921/
Daivine921/
Diviene920/
Divin912,038/
Divinets86160/
Divinney8614/
Divinnie8613/
Diviness8610/
Divinetz868/
Divinecz868/
Divinesh863/
Divinner861/
Devine8360,062/
Divina8313,291/
Divane833,167/
Diviny83138/
Divien8369/
Divene8344/
Duvine8344/
Divini8322/
Diving8315/
Dibine838/
Divion835/
Daivin834/
Dyvine833/
Doivin833/
Deivin833/
Divain832/
Dhivin832/
Divgin831/
Divisn831/
Diwine831/
Dievin831/
Devigne772,230/
Deviney771,080/
Devaine77228/
Divinyi77225/
Diwinge77174/
Devinne77103/
Devines7790/
Diveney7779/
Diboine7770/
Divanne7742/
Divinis7739/
Divinny7736/
Deviner7731/
Divisin7726/
Devinez7723/
Deiving778/
Divhain776/
Devoine776/
Deevine775/
Ddevine774/
Divinio774/
Deviene774/
Dévigne774/
Dibinge774/
Divinay773/
Divanei773/
Devinet773/
Divaina773/
Tdevine772/
Daivane772/
Divinni772/
Deivene772/
Daiving772/
Divenes772/
Divaney771/
Diveiny771/
Divinai771/
Diviniy771/
Divinna771/
Devinei771/
Dibinie771/
Deyvine771/
Dhivane771/
Dayvine771/
Duviney771/
Daivind771/
Daivain771/
Daivina771/
Divanea771/
Divenge771/
Divenie771/
Divingi771/
Divyone771/
De'vine771/
Deavine771/
Dévaine771/
Déveine771/
Devinee771/
Dibeine771/
Dhivini771/
Doibine771/
Diveina771/
Divenne771/
Diweine771/
Divener770/
Desvine770/
Devinie770/
Duvaine770/
Deuvine770/
Devin737,970/
Diven731,420/
Divín7398/
Divim735/
Dyvin733/
Divén732/
Divyn731/
Devienne712,149/
Devinney711,535/
Desvigne71620/
Devignes71494/
Divinová71171/
Dieveney7164/
Divisien7141/
Daivajne7125/
Devinett7116/
Dyvinets7115/
Deveines7114/
Devignez7114/
Devinner7112/
Divinova719/
Dyvinetz718/
Deavines713/
Devinets712/
Dhaivane712/
Devinetz712/
Divenets711/
Divenney711/
Divesing711/
Divinich711/
Deveiney711/
Devinnie711/
Dévignes711/
Devinnes711/
Devisnes711/
Deivinid711/
Dheiviny711/
Duvainie710/
Devane677,262/
Desvignes674,481/
Devina673,248/
Diwane67828/
Djuine67675/
Dibene67465/
Duiven67441/
Dewine67398/
Deavin67367/
Devini67207/
Deviny67123/
Devene6790/
Divena6777/
Daiven6754/
Devion6750/
Deving6743/
Diveny6737/
Devain6734/
Devien6724/
Diveni6722/
Devoin6721/
Dibini6719/
Debine6716/
Divayn6710/
Dyovin6710/
Diwini679/
Dayvin676/
Divean676/
Deyvin675/
Devinn675/
Daivim674/
Diveen673/
Duwine673/
Dyving673/
Devyne673/
Dibuin673/
Dhevin673/
Devein672/
Devitn672/
Divend672/
Divent672/
Duvene672/
Divenn671/
Divyni671/
Devesinne671/
Devimn671/
Devune671/
Desvisnes671/
Deevin671/
Doiven671/
Dibein671/
Dyvein671/
Devint671/
Devisgnes671/
Deuvin671/
Dibain671/
Deiven670/

Divine Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Divine in the Hindi language
डिवीनdivina50
डिवाइनdiva'ina50
Divine in the Oriya language
ଡିଭିଇନ୍dibhi'in50
ଡିଭାଇନdibha'ina50

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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 Divine
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