The surname Devi
A surname, carried by 1,543 people in the United States.
2 syllables Soundex D100
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 1,543 people named Devi in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 200,094 Americans. That is up 93% since 2000, when the Census counted 799.
Who is named Devi
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
85% of people named Devi identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 7.7% as two or more races and 4.7% as white (not Hispanic).
- Asian and Pacific Islander 85%
- Two or more races 7.7%
- White (not Hispanic) 4.7%
- Black (not Hispanic) 1.1%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.5%
Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.
Famous Devis
4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Rudrama Devi13th-century Indian queen, 1259–1289
- Jnanadanandini DeviBengali writer, 1850–1941
- Prajnasundari DeviBengali writer, 1884–1950
- Kalavati DeviAward winning toilet builder in India, born 1965
Notable Devis come mostly from British Raj (2) and India (1).
Spellings and sound-alikes
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Devi has the Soundex code D100, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D100.
Questions
- How common is the surname Devi?
- 1,543 people in the United States had the surname Devi in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 200,094 Americans. It ranked 18,068th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Devi?
- In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named Devi identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 7.7% as two or more races.
- Who is the most famous person named Devi?
- Rudrama Devi, 13th-century Indian queen, followed by Jnanadanandini Devi.
- Where is the surname Devi most common?
- Wikidata records people named Devi in British Raj and India.
- Is the surname Devi getting more or less common?
- More common. 799 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,543 in 2010, up 93%.