Dewars Surname

1,710,039th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 114 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Dewars Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dewars Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States461:7,879,542351,394
Scotland341:157,4659,168
England191:2,932,529101,561
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
India51:153,413,076951,030
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland431:87,0524,622
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Dewars (36) may also be a first name.

Dewars Last Name Facts

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

Dewars is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Dewars.

How Common Is The Last Name Dewars? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dewars is the 1,710,039th most widespread family name in the world, held by around 1 in 63,925,841 people. The surname Dewars is mostly found in Europe, where 49 percent of Dewars live; 46 percent live in Northern Europe and 46 percent live in British Isles. Dewars is also the 1,717,090th most widespread first name at a global level, held by 36 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 46 people, or 1 in 7,879,542. In The United States Dewars is most prevalent in: Minnesota, where 33 percent reside, California, where 26 percent reside and Colorado, where 15 percent reside. Excluding The United States this last name exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 30 percent reside and England, where 17 percent reside.

Dewars Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dewars has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 767 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 21 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it grew 271 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dewars Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Dewars surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 66.67% registered with the political party.

The amount Dewars earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 44.06% more than the national average, earning $62,159 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.45% less than the national average, earning $47,968 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dewarst921/
Dewarse921/
Dewharst860/
Devars83489/
Dewers8397/
Debars836/
Dawars834/
Deavers772,099/
Desvars77339/
Devaurs77198/
Devarse7723/
Devarsh7713/
Deweers7711/
Dehbars778/
Deavors777/
Deworst774/
Dawarsh772/
Deavars771/
Devairs771/
Dowears771/
Dewarce770/
Debears770/
Deavours71361/
Devarshe71200/
Devaarst711/
Deavaurs710/
Deaverrs710/
Dewhorst710/
Devers676,396/
Divers674,023/
Dowers671,876/
Davers67174/
Dovers67160/
Dawers67122/
Devors67116/
Däwers6731/
Dävers6717/
Dywers675/
Davars673/
Devèrs672/
Divars672/
Dawors671/
Diwers671/
Devaharsh671/

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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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  • 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 Dewars
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