Depew Surname

65,831st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,580 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Depew Surname Definition:

(French) Dweller on, or near, a hill.

Depew Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7,3891:49,0545,944
Canada1611:228,85521,956
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
England11:55,718,059489,080
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0191:49,2825,613

Depew (18) may also be a first name.

Depew Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French) Dweller on, or near, a hill.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Depew Last Name Facts

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

The last name Depew is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Depew? popularity and diffusion

Depew is the 65,831st most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 961,418 people. The last name Depew is mostly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Depew reside; 99 percent reside in North America and 99 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,608,198th most common forename internationally. It is borne by 18 people.

This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 7,389 people, or 1 in 49,054. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 10 percent reside, Nevada, where 9 percent reside and California, where 8 percent reside. Excluding The United States Depew exists in 15 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 2 percent reside and Germany, where 0 percent reside.

Depew Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Depew has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Depew last name expanded 725 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Depew Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Depew surname are 21.3% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 68.07% registered with the party.

The amount Depew earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 0.61% more than the national average, earning $43,412 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.3% more than the national average, earning $51,325 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dephew915/
Depeuw912/
Depews911/
Deipew910/
Deppew910/
Depiew910/
Deephew834/
Depev806/
Dipew801/
Dapew801/
Dopew800/
Deepiw7395/
Despev734/
Depeva734/
Depiwe731/
Detpiw731/
Debpef731/
Dapeuw731/
Detphiw672/
Dapev6025/
Depiv603/
Dippeva501/

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