Demewez Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Demewez Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Demewez Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia361:2,709,6188,935
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Demewez (1,388) may also be a first name.

Demewez Last Name Facts

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

The last name Demewez is found most in Ethiopia. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Demewez? popularity and diffusion

The surname Demewez is the 3,141,416th most widespread last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 186,860,152 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Demewez are found; 92 percent are found in East Africa and 92 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Demewez is also the 210,043rd most commonly occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 1,388 people.

This last name is most widely held in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 36 people, or 1 in 2,709,618. Besides Ethiopia it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 5 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Demowez865/
Demawez861/
Domowez712/
Dymowiez6712/
Damewicz671/
Domewicz671/
Demevese671/
Demowicz671/
Dimewesse631/
Diemowicz631/
Domowicz53973/
Dymowicz53124/
Domowitz5334/
Dimowitz536/
Damowicz533/
Deimoves531/
Domieuez531/
Damhowes530/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Demewez
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