Dewald Surname

58,542nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,634 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Dewald Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dewald Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,4161:82,0799,336
Germany3,2851:24,5073,254
Canada4381:84,1229,355
Austria791:107,79015,374
Argentina661:647,62745,225
France571:1,165,311123,217
Romania361:557,71941,269
Poland321:1,187,77377,523
Switzerland311:264,93321,684
Israel311:276,05324,632
Belgium261:442,17945,013
Brazil221:9,730,651206,332
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
England171:3,277,533109,658
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5131:97,8929,961

Dewald (8,135) may also be a first name.

Dewald Last Name Facts

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

Dewald is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dewald? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 58,542nd most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 844,052 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 52 percent of Dewald reside; 50 percent reside in North America and 50 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Dewald is also the 70,284th most commonly used given name throughout the world, borne by 8,135 people.

The last name Dewald is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 4,416 people, or 1 in 82,079. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Texas, where 7 percent reside, California, where 7 percent reside and Michigan, where 5 percent reside. Besides The United States this last name occurs in 38 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 38 percent reside and Canada, where 5 percent reside.

Dewald Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dewald has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dewald surname expanded 861 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dewald Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Dewald are 10.36% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.13% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Dewald earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 0.24% less than the national average, earning R 237,072 per year; in United States they earn 2.78% less than the national average, earning $41,950 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.92% less than the national average, earning $46,744 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Diewald922,169/
Dewaldt9279/
Deiwald9225/
Deweald921/
Deawald921/
Dewwald921/
Dewalds921/
Deywald920/
Dewalt834,252/
Devald83713/
Debald83397/
Diwald83302/
Dawald83142/
Dowald8350/
Dewold834/
Dewaldová801/
Diewold77170/
Devauld77116/
Deyvald7730/
Deabold7725/
Dewualt775/
Deivald775/
Dewault773/
Dewallt772/
Dejvald771/
Devaldt771/
Daywald771/
Debauld771/
Dowaldt771/
Deuvald770/
Dewaltz770/
Deabald770/
Diewailt713/
Deavoldt710/
Debold671,227/
Devold67425/
Dawalt67314/
Diwold67100/
Divald6789/
Dévald6772/
Devalt6763/
Dovald6716/
Dewolt6710/
Devaldová676/
Dowalt673/
Dívald672/
Debalt671/
Diwaldová671/
Dewwealth671/
Dawold670/
Davald670/

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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 Dewald
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