Dewchan Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Dewchan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dewchan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016

Dewchan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dewchan is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Dewchan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dewchan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,063,924th most commonly used last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Dewchan are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

Dewchan is most common in South Africa, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 5,417,770. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 100 percent live.

Dewchan Last Name Statistics demography

Dewchan earn notably more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 21.96% more than the national average, earning R 289,812 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dewhan920/
Dowchan869/
Devchan862/
Dewshan861/
Devchand80505/
Dewkhane802/
Debchain801/
Defchane801/
Debhan7715/
Devcan7713/
Dewhon772/
Dewzan770/
Dewham770/
Devhane71101/
Dowchań7130/
Debshan719/
Dovchan711/
Devkhane6714/
Debchoun671/
Dewheing670/

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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 Dewchan
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