Dewchand Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

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

Dewchand Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dewchand Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
England101:5,571,806158,774

Dewchand (147) may also be a first name.

Dewchand Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dewchand is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Dewchand.

How Common Is The Last Name Dewchand? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,665,662nd most commonly used last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. The surname Dewchand is primarily found in Africa, where 66 percent of Dewchand are found; 66 percent are found in Southern Africa and 66 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Dewchand is also the 760,591st most frequently held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 147 people.

Dewchand is most widespread in South Africa, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 2,851,458. In South Africa Dewchand is most common in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 95 percent live and Gauteng, where 5 percent live. Aside from South Africa Dewchand is found in one country. It is also common in England, where 34 percent live.

Dewchand Last Name Statistics demography

Dewchand earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 93.81% more than the national average, earning R 460,560 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dhewchand9430/
Devchand88505/
Dawchand8825/
Debchand8817/
Defcant671/
Devhante631/
Dybsand5344/
Devsant531/
Debsant531/
Defsonds501/

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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
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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 Dewchand
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