# Devi (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/devi/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,543 |
| US rank (2010) | 18,068 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 200,094 people |
| Change since 2000 | +93% (799 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Devi in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 4.7% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 1.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 0.5% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 85% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.7% |
| Two or more races | 7.7% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Devi in British Raj and India.

## People named Devi

- Rudrama Devi, 13th-century Indian queen
- Jnanadanandini Devi, Bengali writer
- Prajnasundari Devi, Bengali writer
- Kalavati Devi, Award winning toilet builder in India

## Similar surnames

Devoe, Deveau, Davi, Devoy, Duffy, Duff, Dove, Dube, Davey, Duffey, Diep, Dave.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.