Dewaya Surname
Approximately 17,537 people bear this surname
Dewaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 17,222 | 1:10,373 | 769 |
| United Arab Emirates | 286 | 1:32,036 | 3,458 |
| Papua New Guinea | 25 | 1:326,149 | 43,617 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Dewaya (44) may also be a first name.
Dewaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dewaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dewaya is carried by more people in Pakistan than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Dewaya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 30,451st most prevalent surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 415,553 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Dewaya are found; 98 percent are found in South Asia and 98 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,525,482nd most frequently occurring forename in the world, held by 44 people.
It is most widespread in Pakistan, where it is held by 17,222 people, or 1 in 10,373. In Pakistan Dewaya is primarily concentrated in: Punjab, where 94 percent are found, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 3 percent are found and Sindh, where 2 percent are found. Other than Pakistan this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in The United Arab Emirates, where 2 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent are found.
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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 Dewaya
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