Derwiche Surname

1,434,893rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 150 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Senegal
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Derwiche Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Derwiche Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Senegal611:239,0061,515
Mauritania281:146,2458,155
Algeria171:2,272,44444,120
Venezuela161:1,887,75523,347
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
France21:33,211,361423,184
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Syria11:19,301,02222,457

The alternate forms: Dérwiche (1) are calculated separately.

Derwiche Last Name Facts

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

Derwiche (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﺭﻭﻳﺶ) is found in Senegal more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Dérwiche. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Derwiche? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,434,893rd most common last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 48,583,639 people. Derwiche occurs predominantly in Africa, where 77 percent of Derwiche reside; 59 percent reside in West Africa and 59 percent reside in Senegambia Africa.

This surname is most frequently used in Senegal, where it is held by 61 people, or 1 in 239,006. In Senegal it is most numerous in: Dakar Region, where 75 percent are found and Thiès Region, where 25 percent are found. Aside from Senegal this last name exists in 13 countries. It is also found in Mauritania, where 19 percent are found and Algeria, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Derwiche Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Derwiche in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺩﺭﻭﻳﺶdrwysh46.15
ﺍﻟﺪﺭﻭﻳﺶaldrwysh46.15
ﺍﺩﺭﻭﻳﺶadrwysh7.69

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Derwiche
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