Derw Surname

2,203,767th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 74 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Derw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Derw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India711:10,803,738202,948
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Derw (10) may also be a first name.

Derw Last Name Facts

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

Derw is borne by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Derw? popularity and diffusion

The last name Derw is the 2,203,767th most commonly used last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 98,480,350 people. The last name Derw occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Derw reside; 97 percent reside in South Asia and 96 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently used first name throughout the world, held by 10 people.

The surname Derw is most commonly held in India, where it is held by 71 people, or 1 in 10,803,738. In India it is primarily found in: Jharkhand, where 96 percent reside and Bihar, where 4 percent reside. Outside of India it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 1 percent reside and Pakistan, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Derwe8969/
Deerw891/
Derrw891/
Dheerw8014/
Deehrw802/
Deerew801/
Drew7562,163/
Derf75423/
Derb7554/
Derv7528/
Darw7519/
Dorw753/
Dyrw751/
Dherhwe731/
Drewe67594/
Derfe6716/
Dyrew675/
Dreww674/
Dervå673/
Dorrw672/
Dahrw672/
Darhw671/
Darwh671/
Dharw671/
Dohrw671/
Drrew671/
Dearb671/
Deerf671/
Dervs670/
Darrw670/
Daerf670/
Drhew670/
Dhrew670/
Derfs670/

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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
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  • 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 Derw
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