de Abrew Surname

258,244th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,524 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

de Abrew Surname User-submission:

De Abrew is a Sri Lankan surname derived from the Portuguese surname de Abreu.

de Abrew Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka1,4621:14,2332,024
Australia291:930,88655,860
England111:5,065,278148,650
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

de Abrew Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

De Abrew is a Sri Lankan surname derived from the Portuguese surname de Abreu.

- albanopirino

de Abrew Last Name Facts

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

de Abrew is held by more people in Sri Lanka than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name de Abrew? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 258,244th most prevalent last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 4,781,854 people. de Abrew is mostly found in Asia, where 96 percent of de Abrew reside; 96 percent reside in South Asia and 96 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.

de Abrew is most frequently held in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 1,462 people, or 1 in 14,233. Beside Sri Lanka de Abrew occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 2 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Deabrew938/
de Brew932/
de Abrev883/
Debrew86246/
de Abreuv821/
Dewbrew8044/
D'Abrew8012/
de Brow801/
Dbrew773/
de Brauw75113/
de Brouw751/
De-Abrev751/
Debrow71383/
Dabrow71106/
Dobrew7141/
de Preeuw717/
Debraw713/
Deprew712/
de Barrow711/
Tabrew711/
de Berryw710/
Du Brow678/
Daberaw676/
Debrauw672/
Doebrow672/
Doberew671/
Dabaruw671/
Dabiraw671/
Daybrow671/
Depreuw671/
Daburow671/
Deibrow670/
Deborow670/
Diabrow670/
Diebrow670/

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