Dewaele Surname

66,980th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,434 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Dewaele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dewaele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium4,0471:2,841263
France2,7181:24,4382,896
United States4011:903,88868,085
Canada1191:309,62728,530
Uruguay301:114,39210,866
New Caledonia211:13,1533,514
Netherlands211:804,15159,518
England111:5,065,278148,650
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
China41:341,830,39216,990
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Finland11:5,496,70284,025

The alternate forms: Dewaële (2) are calculated separately.

Dewaele Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dewaele is found most frequently in Belgium. It can also appear in the variant forms: Dewaële. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dewaele? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dewaele is the 66,980th most commonly held last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 980,299 people. The surname Dewaele occurs mostly in Europe, where 92 percent of Dewaele live; 91 percent live in Western Europe and 48 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

This surname is most prevalent in Belgium, where it is held by 4,047 people, or 1 in 2,841. In Belgium it is primarily concentrated in: Flemish Region, where 79 percent are found, Walloon Region, where 17 percent are found and Brussels Capital Region, where 4 percent are found. Without taking into account Belgium this last name exists in 32 countries. It is also found in France, where 37 percent are found and The United States, where 5 percent are found.

Dewaele Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Dewaele last name are 0.4% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 52.83% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Dewaele earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.61% more than the national average, earning $46,001 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.36% more than the national average, earning $49,861 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dewaële952/
Dewaeles9335/
Dewaelle9321/
Dewale92512/
Dewael92421/
Dewele92110/
Dewalle86610/
Debaele8634/
Dhewale8630/
Dewelee866/
Deuwele861/
Dewaale861/
Ddewale861/
Dewalee861/
Deawale861/
Dawaele861/
Deweley861/
Daewale861/
Dewaelheys821/
Dhaewale801/
Deavelle801/
Deavelee800/
Devale7711,491/
Dawale77847/
Dewali77571/
Diwale77350/
Dowele77133/
Devele7727/
Dawele7722/
Dowale7721/
Dewole7713/
Dewely7710/
Davele779/
Diwele777/
Debael772/
Devael771/
Deweli771/
Dewhalley753/
Dhawale713,447/
Devalle711,937/
Dhevale71726/
Develle71496/
Develey71242/
Dawaleh71112/
Dawalee7116/
Devhale7113/
Dowaley7112/
Dhiwale7112/
Dehwali7111/
Doweleh717/
Dahwale716/
Devaley716/
Daiwale716/
Daveley716/
Devhele714/
Dawalle713/
Dawhale713/
Davelle713/
Dhowale712/
Dhawele712/
Dhavele712/
Daawale712/
Davelee711/
Desvaelles711/
Dawaale711/
Daewole711/
Dowalle711/
Devalei711/
Doiwale711/
Doweley711/
Deavale711/
Daywale711/
Dawelle711/
Dhevele711/
Dewallj711/
Dewalli711/
Dowelle710/
Devallee67134/
Dhawaleh678/
Dewolley677/
Devalley673/
Deiveley673/
Deveulle672/
Deavalle671/
Develley671/
Devaella671/
Devahale671/
Deevalle671/
Ddhawale671/
Dhiwaale671/
Dowellie671/
Dowelleh671/
Deivalle671/
Dawalley671/
Daihwale671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dewaele
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