Dewael Surname

699,651st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 421 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Dewael Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dewael Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium3651:31,4985,095
United States231:15,759,084542,937
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
France61:11,070,454349,096
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Dewael Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dewael is found most frequently in Belgium. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dewael? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 699,651st most common surname globally It is held by around 1 in 17,310,085 people. Dewael is primarily found in Europe, where 89 percent of Dewael are found; 89 percent are found in Western Europe and 52 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Dewael is most frequently used in Belgium, where it is borne by 365 people, or 1 in 31,498. In Belgium Dewael is primarily concentrated in: Flemish Region, where 59 percent live, Walloon Region, where 23 percent live and Brussels Capital Region, where 18 percent live. Aside from Belgium it occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 5 percent live and Canada, where 5 percent live.

Dewael Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dewael has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 460 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dewael Last Name Statistics demography

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

The amount Dewael earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 7.37% more than the national average, earning $46,327 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.25% less than the national average, earning $45,586 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dewaele927,434/
Dewel91531/
Dewaelle8621/
Daewaell866/
Dewell831,399/
Deuwel83198/
Dewiel8390/
Deabel8349/
Deavel8327/
Diewel8312/
Deweel8312/
Daewel837/
Debael832/
Deweld831/
Doewel831/
Devael831/
Dawael831/
Dewl803/
Doewell7726/
Diewell779/
Deuwell772/
Daewell771/
Deabell771/
Dhawael771/
Debel733,756/
Dewil73898/
Dywel73134/
Diwel7318/
Däwel736/
Dewll733/
Dewld731/
Deewl731/
Dewlt731/
Dewyl730/
Deavelle711/
Deibel672,111/
Debell671,252/
Daibel67632/
Diwell67260/
Deebel6788/
Dywele6764/
Davoel6751/
Deybel6748/
Dewill6730/
Deivel6712/
Daivel6710/
Dewilt679/
Deouel676/
Dawiel676/
Dajbel675/
Deevel673/
Dayuel671/
Deabil671/
Dayvel671/
Doewll671/
Davael671/
Deevle671/
Daywel671/
Dehbel671/
Desuel670/
Devoel670/
Debeel670/

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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 Dewael
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