Derwiche Surname
Approximately 150 people bear this surname
Derwiche Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senegal | 61 | 1:239,006 | 1,515 |
| Mauritania | 28 | 1:146,245 | 8,155 |
| Algeria | 17 | 1:2,272,444 | 44,120 |
| Venezuela | 16 | 1:1,887,755 | 23,347 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
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
The last name Derwiche (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﺭﻭﻳﺶ) is borne by more people in Senegal than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant: Dérwiche. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Derwiche? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,434,893rd most frequently held surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 48,583,639 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 77 percent of Derwiche live; 59 percent live in West Africa and 59 percent live in Senegambia Africa.
It is most widely held in Senegal, where it is carried by 61 people, or 1 in 239,006. In Senegal Derwiche is most common in: Dakar Region, where 75 percent reside and Thiès Region, where 25 percent reside. Excluding Senegal this surname exists in 13 countries. It is also found in Mauritania, where 19 percent reside and Algeria, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dérwiche | 96 | 1 | / |
| Derwich | 93 | 897 | / |
| Derweische | 89 | 1 | / |
| Deerwicher | 89 | 0 | / |
| Darwiche | 88 | 2,315 | / |
| Derviche | 88 | 99 | / |
| Deruiche | 88 | 9 | / |
| Dirwiche | 88 | 3 | / |
| Derbiche | 88 | 1 | / |
| Derwichi | 88 | 1 | / |
| Derwic | 86 | 3 | / |
| Derwitsch | 82 | 31 | / |
| Darwicheh | 82 | 4 | / |
| Darwuiche | 82 | 2 | / |
| Derrviche | 82 | 1 | / |
| Derwicker | 82 | 0 | / |
| Derbich | 80 | 682 | / |
| Dervich | 80 | 86 | / |
| Dervice | 80 | 15 | / |
| Derwicz | 80 | 6 | / |
| Deruich | 80 | 4 | / |
| Dirwich | 80 | 3 | / |
| Derwech | 80 | 1 | / |
| Drewich | 80 | 1 | / |
| Deruischer | 78 | 37 | / |
| Drewicke | 75 | 80 | / |
| Darviche | 75 | 21 | / |
| Daruiche | 75 | 21 | / |
| Derwicki | 75 | 9 | / |
| Derbichi | 75 | 6 | / |
| Derwishi | 75 | 3 | / |
| Derruich | 75 | 3 | / |
| Darweche | 75 | 1 | / |
| Darwichi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Derbouche | 71 | 260 | / |
| Deroueche | 71 | 193 | / |
| Dervic | 71 | 168 | / |
| Dervishes | 71 | 61 | / |
| Drewitsch | 71 | 19 | / |
| Derwiecki | 71 | 7 | / |
| Dervishej | 71 | 5 | / |
| Derbitsch | 71 | 1 | / |
| Derwecker | 71 | 0 | / |
| Deruijsscher | 70 | 2 | / |
| Deruise | 67 | 111 | / |
| Derroueche | 67 | 82 | / |
| Derbise | 67 | 67 | / |
| Drevich | 67 | 41 | / |
| Dervech | 67 | 23 | / |
| Dervici | 67 | 20 | / |
| Derbicz | 67 | 16 | / |
| Derwitz | 67 | 12 | / |
| Derbych | 67 | 4 | / |
| Dirvich | 67 | 3 | / |
| Dervishesh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Derwika | 67 | 1 | / |
| Deruize | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dervije | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dervise | 67 | 1 | / |
| Derbech | 67 | 1 | / |
| Drewech | 67 | 0 | / |
Derwiche Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Derwiche in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺩﺭﻭﻳﺶ | drwysh | 46.15 |
| ﺍﻟﺪﺭﻭﻳﺶ | aldrwysh | 46.15 |
| ﺍﺩﺭﻭﻳﺶ | adrwysh | 7.69 |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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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