Dewa Surname

28,762nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,671 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Dewa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dewa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia6,6581:19,8632,413
Japan2,6691:47,9003,915
Cameroon2,0931:9,9231,313
Zimbabwe1,9481:7,925917
United Arab Emirates9971:9,1901,152
Togo6301:11,5042,968
DR Congo5811:127,15913,690
Nigeria5571:318,03017,522
Malaysia4521:65,2534,811
Chad3851:35,3044,109
Mauritania2641:15,5111,454
Papua New Guinea1821:44,8015,515
Benin1741:59,4007,340
Ivory Coast1721:134,1356,466
India1601:4,794,159122,003
South Africa1131:479,44939,619
United States1091:3,325,311189,554
Pakistan731:2,447,17721,607
Niger711:270,3108,391
Qatar621:38,0323,887
Uganda591:661,68333,952
England571:977,51048,999
Afghanistan341:945,6829,218
Poland241:1,583,69889,279
Tanzania171:3,114,21350,054
Ethiopia161:6,096,64111,907
Guyana131:58,6324,970
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Madagascar91:2,627,7603,802
Slovenia71:355,38217,336
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Liberia41:1,102,13437,930
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Bhutan41:154,010967
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
France31:22,140,907385,998
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Maldives21:202,0864,973
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Dewa (110,559) may also be a first name.

Dewa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dewa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺪﻭ, Hindi: डेवा, Oriya: େଦୱା, Tibetan: བདེ་བ་) is most common in Indonesia. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of Dewa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dewa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dewa is the 28,762nd most numerous surname on earth, held by around 1 in 390,314 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 60 percent of Dewa are found; 38 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 38 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 9,295th most prevalent first name world-wide, held by 110,559 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Indonesia, where it is carried by 6,658 people, or 1 in 19,863. In Indonesia it is most frequent in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 20 percent live, West Java, where 13 percent live and Jakarta, where 13 percent live. Not including Indonesia Dewa exists in 65 countries. It is also found in Japan, where 14 percent live and Cameroon, where 11 percent live.

Dewa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dewa has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Dewa surname rose 1,817 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dewa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Dewa last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Dewa last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 66.67% registered with the political party.

The amount Dewa earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 20.04% more than the national average, earning R 285,252 per year and in United States they earn 15.59% more than the national average, earning $49,878 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Deuwa897,247/
Dhewa89953/
Dewah89662/
Dewua89429/
Dehwa89301/
Daewa89195/
Deiwa8993/
Dewai8967/
Deway8963/
Diewa8957/
Deawa8936/
Doewa8915/
Dewaj8914/
Dewaa8913/
Deewa899/
Dewea897/
Tdewa894/
Dewau893/
Dgewa892/
Deywa892/
Dewha891/
Dewga891/
Ddewa891/
Dewaz891/
Dewwa891/
Dhehwa80161/
Dejwah80109/
Dewaay80103/
Doeway8061/
Dewast8054/
Dehway8038/
Dehwap8036/
Deaway8033/
Dehwah8030/
Doewah8023/
Deewah8019/
Deewai8014/
Deewua8013/
Dhewha8012/
Dewaha8010/
Dhewah808/
Dewatt808/
D'Dewa806/
Deawua806/
Dewwua804/
Dewhad802/
Desway802/
Dieway802/
Deiwaa802/
Dewass802/
Dewaas801/
Dewahy801/
Dewaut801/
Deweas801/
Dewgaj801/
Desswa801/
Deswai801/
Dhaewa801/
Dheewa801/
Dheway801/
Deiwas801/
Dewhea801/
Deiwai801/
Deawai801/
Deewaj801/
Dewaai801/
Dieywa801/
Deswat801/
Daewha801/
Dewi75433,787/
Dawa7543,247/
Deva7539,331/
Diwa759,121/
Deba758,723/
Dewe752,316/
Dewo75954/
Dewy75602/
Dewé7541/
Djwa7516/
Dewasch7370/
Dewacht7319/
Deewaya7318/
Deewaja7313/
Deywhea737/
Dewaapp736/
Doewhea736/
Dewault733/
Deshwad732/
Deswadt732/
Dewaaya732/
Dewatts731/
Dhehwah731/
Deewach731/
Dehweah731/
Dehwath731/
Deewuua731/
Deiwait731/
Dehwaya731/
Dhewaya731/
Deswaux731/
Deggiwa731/
Deawaya731/
Dechwat731/
Dewaits730/
Dewey6722,110/
Deeva6710,787/
Devad679,421/
Dawai678,109/
Deeba676,750/
Doeva675,943/
Dawah674,283/
Dhawa673,926/
Debay672,958/
Dahwa672,005/
Debaa671,903/
Daway671,795/
Dieva671,468/
Dehwe671,318/
Devai671,196/
Dawaï671,062/
Davea671,011/
Dhewi67983/
Daeva67844/
Dowah67660/
Devat67544/
Dewee67529/
Devay67487/
Deabo67460/
Deavi67407/
Diwai67379/
Devas67376/
Dawaa67314/
Tdawa67301/
Deiva67202/
Devah67190/
Debai67188/
Dawha67180/
Dheva67175/
Dhewe67169/
Deavy67162/
Daiwa67145/
Diwah67139/
Doywa67137/
Dewoo67134/
Debea67133/
Devaj67130/
Dewie67125/
Dheba67123/
Doway67109/
Dojwa67104/
Deave67103/
Dawea6784/
Dowai6783/
Dihwa6777/
Dawua6777/
Daawa6776/
Diway6772/
Deawi6765/
Devea6762/
Devau6761/
Deawe6759/
Devaa6757/
Dewei6751/
Deweh6748/
Desua6745/
Doiwa6745/
Dewih6737/
Dejua6737/
Devaz6735/
Deuwe6735/
Deabe6734/
Dewiy6729/
Dajwa6728/
Dewop6726/
Dawaj6726/
Devap6725/
Diewo6725/
Debau6723/
Diewe6722/
Deyva6722/
Dhiwa6721/
Dewou6720/
Desva6719/
Dawwa6719/
Dewui6718/
Deiba6718/
Dev'a6715/
Dewii6715/
Dawau6715/
Deuva6713/
Deewi6712/
Debha6712/
Dowea6712/
Diwaj6712/
Divea679/
Daywa679/
Dewhy679/
Ddiwa679/
Diewi678/
D'Eva678/
Dibea678/
Deava677/
Debaj677/
Deaba677/
Deewo677/
Dhewy676/
Dowua676/
Deeswasd676/
Deabi675/
Deeua675/
Deaby674/
Dewhe674/
Dowaa674/
Hdewi674/
Dewwi674/
Hdewy674/
Devga673/
Dohwa673/
Dewwy673/
Ddawa673/
Dhewo673/
Deewe673/
Dewep672/
Diwaz672/
Dovea672/
Deweß672/
Diwau672/
Deiwi672/
Devha671/
Devoa671/
Dewoi671/
Deuwi671/
Deyba671/
Dejba671/
Dowha671/
Deahwhea671/
Dyway671/
Debaà671/
Diwaa671/
Deiwo671/
Diwea671/
Diwha671/
Diwua671/
Deiwe671/
Dehwy671/
Debaï671/
Dawaî671/
Detva671/
Dewej671/
Deïva671/
Dehwi671/
Dowwa671/
Dewhi671/
Dewod671/
Daewo671/
Deiwy671/
Deawy671/
Deesswas671/
Deewaaya671/

Dewa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dewa in the Oriya language
େଦୱାedawa79.07
େଦୱedawa6.98
େଦଓାedaoa4.65
େଦବାedaba2.33
େବୱାebawa2.33
େବରାebara2.33
େଗାଲାegala2.33
Dewa in the Tibetan language
བདེ་བ་dewa57.14
བདེ་ཝ།déwa9.52
བདེ་བ།dewa9.52
ཟླ་བ།dawa4.76
བདེ་བdewa4.76
བེད་ལྦ།béba4.76
དྷེ་ཝ།deva4.76
འདི་བ།diwa4.76
Dewa in the Hindi language
डेवाdeva55
देवाdeva40
Dewa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺪﻭaldw47.92
ﺩﻭﻩdwh17.71
ﺍﻟﺪﻭﻩaldwh14.58
ﺩﻭdw4.17
ﺩﻭﺍdwa4.17
ﺍﻟﺪﻭﺍﺀaldwa3.13
ﺍﺩﻭadw2.08
ﺍﻟﺪﻭﺍaldwa2.08
ﺍﺩﻭﻩadwh1.04
ﺍﺩﻭﺍadwa1.04

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