Deswe Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Deswe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Deswe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Deswe Last Name Facts

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

Deswe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﺳﻮﻩ) is more frequently found in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Deswe.

How Common Is The Last Name Deswe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,593,402nd most widely held family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name Deswe is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Deswe reside; 67 percent reside in Central Africa and 67 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 18,469,892. Excluding The DR Congo Deswe exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Mauritania, where 17 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Deswez9138/
Deeswe911/
Desw892/
Desue80246/
Diswe80103/
Deswa8071/
Desve8062/
Daswe8034/
Deswi8010/
Dexwe801/
Desbe801/
Deschwed771/
Deshwi7335/
Daswei7321/
Desues7315/
Dessbe737/
Desver733/
Desway732/
Deshwa732/
Dishwe732/
Deesue731/
Detsue731/
Deshue731/
Doesue731/
Deswai731/
Dessue731/
Dieswa731/
Desswa731/
Desbeh731/
Deeshw731/
Dhaswe731/
Diswie731/
Desbey730/
Dashwei67230/
Dessuet6768/
Dishwet6721/
Ditshwe672/
Dechwet671/
Dysw671/
Dessoue671/
Desvett670/
Doesway670/

Deswe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Deswe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺩﺳﻮﻩdswh-

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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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  • 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 Deswe
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