Derwish Surname

111,569th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,161 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Libya
Highest density in:
Libya

Derwish Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Derwish Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Libya3,8321:1,629473
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Sudan251:1,500,4083,610
Sweden191:518,25037,550
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Pakistan111:16,240,35364,496
England101:5,571,806158,774
Qatar91:262,00030,726
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Yemen31:8,808,43135,773
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
France11:66,422,722504,397
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

Derwish (12) may also be a first name.

Derwish Last Name Facts

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

The surname Derwish has its highest incidence in Libya. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Derwish? popularity and diffusion

It is the 111,569th most frequently occurring last name globally It is held by around 1 in 1,751,393 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 93 percent of Derwish live; 93 percent live in North Africa and 93 percent live in Arabic North Africa. Derwish is also the 3,306,491st most commonly used first name internationally. It is borne by 12 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Libya, where it is held by 3,832 people, or 1 in 1,629. Excluding Libya this last name exists in 27 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 5 percent live and Sudan, where 1 percent live.

Derwish Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Derwish earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 24.13% less than the national average, earning 262,555 kr per year; in United States they earn 23.52% less than the national average, earning $33,000 USD per year and in Canada they earn 35.54% more than the national average, earning $67,340 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Derwaish9329/
Derwisch9316/
Derweish931/
Derwis92133/
Derwitsch8831/
Darwish86269,527/
Dervish865,930/
Derwich86897/
Derwisz86532/
Derbish86175/
Derwesh8635/
Dorwish8621/
Dirwish8611/
Deruish866/
Drewish861/
Derwysh861/
Derweische821/
Darwaish803,961/
Darweish801,115/
Darwiesh801,058/
Darwisch8048/
Dervaish8030/
Drewisch8028/
Derweesh8023/
Derviesh805/
Derweash805/
Derruish804/
Dharwish803/
Darwishs801/
Dervisch801/
Dherwesh801/
Dhervish801/
Derweshh801/
Derbisch801/
Darwwish801/
Dervishj801/
Darwis7714,279/
Dervis77780/
Derbis77573/
Drewis7780/
Derwic773/
Derwes773/
Deruis773/
Derwiś771/
Darvish7130,874/
Darwesh7118,063/
Derbois71247/
Derbisz71144/
Deruise71111/
Dervesh71107/
Dervysh7199/
Dervich7186/
Daruish7140/
Derbysh7133/
Dharwis7132/
Dervois7131/
Hdarwis7124/
Dervishova7118/
Darwysh719/
Derviss719/
Derbesh718/
Derwicz716/
Darwais715/
Deruich714/
Dirwich713/
Dervais712/
Dirwesh712/
Derwech711/
Dervise711/
Dervijs711/
Desruis711/
Derzuis711/
Dervies711/
Dirvish711/
Dorweis711/
Darweesh6712,619/
Darweash67338/
Derviche6799/
Darvaish6772/
Deruiche679/
Dirweesh677/
Derruich673/
Dirwiche673/
Dherbois672/
Desruiss672/
Daruisch672/
Darvuish671/
Dorweiss671/
Dharvish671/
Dharwesh671/
Daervesh671/
Dérwiche671/
Derveesh671/
Darveish671/
Dreweesh671/
Dearrwix670/

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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 Derwish
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