Dewans Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Dewans Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dewans Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Dewans (36) may also be a first name.

Dewans Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dewans occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dewans? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,723,624th most commonly occurring family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 75 percent of Dewans live; 75 percent live in Western Europe and 75 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,717,090th most frequently used first name internationally. It is borne by 36 people.

This last name is most common in Germany, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 13,417,576. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Rhineland-Palatinate, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Germany it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 13 percent are found and Nigeria, where 13 percent are found.

Dewans Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Dewans surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dewhans921/
Dewansh921/
Dewanse921/
Dewains920/
Dawans83244/
Devans83146/
Debans83101/
Dewanz8380/
Dowans833/
Diwans832/
Deavens77137/
Debains77117/
Devhans77112/
Deveans7742/
Devansh7723/
D'Evans778/
Dewanje775/
Desvans774/
D'Awans772/
Deivans772/
Dehwons771/
Daevans771/
Deavons771/
Deewanz771/
D'ebans771/
Devains771/
Deevans771/
Dawains771/
Dewance770/
Devahans715/
Devhanns711/
Devens671,880/
Debons671,066/
Divens67792/
Dowens67187/
Davans67130/
Devanz6755/
Dovens6751/
Devons6742/
Davens677/
Debanz674/
Divans674/
Dawens673/
Dovans671/
Dowons671/
Davons670/

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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 Dewans
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