Derwas Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Wales
Highest density in:
Wales

Derwas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Derwas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales131:238,04114,239
England51:11,143,612252,590
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England301:812,51235,970
Wales11:1,568,41619,290

Derwas Last Name Facts

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

The last name Derwas occurs more in Wales more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Derwas? popularity and diffusion

Derwas is the 4,427,875th most frequently held family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. The surname Derwas occurs mostly in Europe, where 90 percent of Derwas reside; 90 percent reside in Northern Europe and 90 percent reside in British Isles.

This surname is most widely held in Wales, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 238,041. In Wales Derwas is most prevalent in: Powys, where 100 percent are found. Beside Wales Derwas occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 25 percent are found and Australia, where 10 percent are found.

Derwas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Derwas has changed over time. In Wales the number of people who held the Derwas surname grew 1,300 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it declined 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Derwash9217/
Derwase921/
Derwaish8629/
Derweash865/
Derbas836,966/
Darwas83181/
Dervas8335/
Deruas8310/
Drewas834/
Dorwas831/
Derwaz831/
Derwaassh801/
Derbash772,183/
Derbass77287/
Darwash77150/
Dervash7761/
Dorways777/
Darwais775/
Dervais772/
Dervasz771/
Derwacz771/
Dervads770/
Darwaish713,961/
Darweash71338/
Dervaish7130/
Derweish711/
D'Herbas711/
Darvas672,199/
Darwaz671,272/
Deruaz67560/
Dervos67372/
Dirbas67208/
Derbaz67182/
Dirvas6755/
Drevas6726/
D'Herbais6711/
D'Hervais674/
Därbas673/
Dyrbas673/
Deruos672/
Derbaş671/
Dorvas671/
Derbos671/
Daruas671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Derwas
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis