Dewar Forename

220,641st
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 1,277 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Nauru

Dewar Forename Definition:

A Celtic name, meaning: Heroic. (Gaelic) A pilgrim.

Dewar Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India
100%
7151:1,699,13093,659
Indonesia-1451:1,779,06094,418
DR Congo
100%
1301:567,90519,370
United States
100%
351:10,358,199103,352
Canada
100%
311:1,068,81820,809
South Africa
100%
291:1,880,43657,269
Venezuela
100%
281:1,078,63922,683
Dominican Republic-251:417,25113,014
Scotland
92%
 
231:232,6253,902
Colombia-211:2,275,18718,014
Peru
100%
181:1,766,19219,056
Pakistan
95%
 
171:11,432,80575,526
England
100%
151:3,706,86137,754
Brazil-81:26,779,519235,888
Uruguay-61:571,2736,582
Mexico
100%
31:41,381,47674,307
Australia-31:4,552,54130,048
Zambia-21:7,927,39745,785
Liberia
50%
 
21:2,206,03027,695
Bhutan
50%
 
21:412,4644,948
Afghanistan
100%
21:16,311,75848,279
Trinidad and Tobago-11:1,361,41934,512
Zimbabwe
100%
11:15,423,817113,731
Sweden
100%
11:9,857,90778,968
Northern Ireland-11:1,843,1463,737
Panama-11:3,906,55740,800
Nigeria
100%
11:177,564,360489,087
Nicaragua
100%
11:6,018,33634,175
Nauru
100%
11:11,927903
Malaysia
100%
11:30,449,940373,101
Kenya-11:46,307,11074,921
Jamaica-11:2,883,22722,340
Haiti-11:10,726,95341,696
Guyana-11:763,26224,238
Germany-11:96,677,87695,912
French Polynesia-11:277,9023,605
France-11:66,470,34085,030
Cuba-11:11,506,55213,531

Dewar (20,038) may also be a surname.

Dewar Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A Celtic name, meaning: Heroic. (Gaelic) A pilgrim.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

A Gaelic name: Deòir, Deòireach, documents Doïre (1487), Jore (1428); from deòradh, a pilgrim, q.v. Hence Macindeor.

Etymology of The Principal Gaelic National Names, Personal Names, Surnames (1909) by Alexander MacBain

Dewar Forename Popularity

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Deiwuar831/
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Dechwar831/
Dawar803,834/
Debar802,055/
Devar801,979/
Diwar80377/
Dowar8059/
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Dewor804/
Deheswar77212/
Deashwar776/
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Deshward771/
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Devayr7329/
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Deivar7322/
Dijwar7317/
Dahwar7317/
Devear7314/
Diware7314/
Deibar7313/
Dhawar7312/
Daiwar7311/
Deabor7311/
Daawar7310/
Deabar7310/
Dawwar7310/
Deuvar7310/
Debarh7310/
Deebar739/
Dhiwar739/
Diowar738/
Devhar738/
Deybar737/
Debair736/
Deawor736/
Dyward736/
Devaar735/
Diwair734/
Daywar734/
Diwart733/
Devarr733/
Desvar733/
Dewore733/
Debarr733/
Debhar732/
Debear732/
Dejvar732/
Davear732/
Dewour732/
Deyvar732/
Dyware732/
Dawaar732/
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Desuar731/
Devgar731/
Dowuar731/
Dajwar731/
Dawarh731/
Deavor731/
Debaar731/
Tdawar731/
Deavar731/
Deuvair6770/
Diwahar6728/
Deshvar6722/
Devahar6717/
Deivair6717/
Devaire679/
Dheevar675/
Dahawar675/
Daiwarr675/
Devhare674/
Devasre674/
Devardh673/
Deveart673/
Daiware673/
Devairr673/
Dawahar672/
Dhdawar671/
Dhesvar671/
Dhevare671/
Diewour671/
Disward671/
Diswuar671/
Dhaiwar671/
Devatrt671/
Devaurd671/
Deveare671/
Devgarh671/
Deweyjr671/
Devartt671/
Djshwar671/
Dahywar671/
Dehbarr671/
Deewort671/
Ddhawar671/
Deaborh671/
Dayswar671/
Daywuar671/
Hdesvar671/
Diwaire671/
Diswaar671/
Disware671/
Deyvair671/
Desvair671/
Devahyr671/
Dhaawar671/
Dawaaar671/
Dyeiwer671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dewar