Dewames Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Dewames Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dewames Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium221:522,57550,051
France131:5,109,440259,941
United States101:36,245,893832,629

Dewames Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dewames occurs more in Belgium more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dewames? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dewames is the 2,909,720th most commonly occurring family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 78 percent of Dewames are found; 78 percent are found in Western Europe and 78 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

Dewames is most commonly used in Belgium, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 522,575. In Belgium it is mostly found in: Walloon Region, where 95 percent reside and Brussels Capital Region, where 5 percent reside. Excluding Belgium this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in France, where 29 percent reside and The United States, where 22 percent reside.

Dewames Last Name Statistics demography

Dewames earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 31.17% less than the national average, earning $29,700 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dewasmes93432/
Dewamess9314/
Dewame92112/
Deswasmes881/
Dewasme86317/
Dewamme8659/
Dewamer864/
Dewamiss801/
Devame776/
Dewama775/
Debame774/
Dewami772/
Dewhammer750/
Dewamma719/
Dewaama713/
Devamet712/
Devaime711/
Debeaume6746/
Devemesh671/
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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Dewames
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