Dewe Surname

183,374th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,316 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Dewe Surname Definition:

The Dewes, however, are an exception to this rule. A gentle family of Dewe lived at Ardington in the 17th century (A.). The name is also found in other counties.

Dewe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo3421:216,02221,248
Zimbabwe2991:51,6337,864
Mauritania2971:13,7871,319
Papua New Guinea2461:33,1453,866
Ivory Coast2031:113,6515,722
New Zealand1771:25,5844,487
Malawi1571:109,03912,664
Indonesia1541:858,76164,655
England1471:379,03426,619
Cameroon391:532,54042,124
Australia341:793,99150,673
United States311:11,692,224454,091
South Africa291:1,868,19787,346
France291:2,290,439180,028
Benin281:369,12927,947
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
India201:38,353,269431,471
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1781:136,94012,480
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:1,477,02079,266

The alternate forms: Dewé (41) are calculated separately.

Dewe (1,220) may also be a first name.

Dewe Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

The Dewes, however, are an exception to this rule. A gentle family of Dewe lived at Ardington in the 17th century (A.). The name is also found in other counties.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Dewe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dewe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﻭﻩ, Oriya: େଦେୱ) is most common in The DR Congo. It may be rendered as a variant: Dewé. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dewe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 183,374th most frequently used last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 3,146,609 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 60 percent of Dewe reside; 25 percent reside in West Africa and 21 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Dewe is also the 226,593rd most widespread first name world-wide, borne by 1,220 people.

The surname Dewe is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 342 people, or 1 in 216,022. Barring The DR Congo this last name exists in 37 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 13 percent live and Mauritania, where 13 percent live.

Dewe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dewe has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname contracted 17 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 9 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dewe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Dewe are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Dewe earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 72.53% more than the national average, earning R 409,992 per year; in United States they earn 8.91% more than the national average, earning $46,993 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.38% less than the national average, earning $47,508 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dewé9241/
Dewey8922,110/
Dehwe891,318/
Dewee89529/
Dhewe89169/
Dewie89125/
Deawe8959/
Dewei8951/
Deweh8948/
Deuwe8935/
Diewe8922/
Dewea897/
Dewhe894/
Deewe893/
Dewep892/
Doewe892/
Deweß892/
Deiwe891/
Dewej891/
Dew8618,769/
Deweer801,000/
Dewess8055/
Daewey8039/
Deswez8038/
Deweis8032/
Dewheh8031/
Deiwei8030/
Tdeawe8021/
D'Ewes8017/
Dhehwe8016/
Doewee8013/
Dehwee8011/
Dehweh8010/
Deweez807/
Diewei807/
Daewee806/
Dewuez805/
Deewee804/
Deewei803/
Deweet802/
Dehwey802/
Deweas801/
Deweed801/
Deweey801/
Deweyt801/
Dewwey801/
Dewhea801/
Deyweh801/
Dieweh801/
Dehwei801/
Deeweh801/
Deweit801/
Dewwes801/
Deweee801/
Dewets801/
Dewuey801/
Ddewet801/
Deewue801/
Deeswe801/
Deewet801/
Deawes800/
Dewhey800/
Deuwey800/
Dewetz800/
Dewi75433,787/
Dawe7520,350/
Dewa7518,671/
Deve7511,926/
Dowe757,646/
Debe755,169/
Dewy75602/
Diwe75495/
Deew7545/
Dhew7519/
Deaw7517/
Deiw7511/
Döwe7511/
Dewh752/
Tdew752/
Dywe752/
Dehw751/
Deywhea737/
Doewhea736/
Deewech734/
Deweest732/
Deweess731/
Dewey's731/
Dheewer731/
Deeweey731/
Dehwher731/
Dehweah731/
Dehewie731/
Deeweez731/
Dewuedt731/
Dewwehy731/
Dechwet731/
Deeweed731/
Deeva6710,787/
Dever6710,305/
Devie679,669/
Dhebe676,662/
Deevi675,293/
Devey672,772/
Devee672,201/
Deves672,139/
Dawei671,768/
Devei671,534/
Debey671,196/
Dowey671,130/
Dhewi67983/
Dhewa67953/
Davee67669/
Dawey67651/
Daawe67634/
Doeve67607/
Deevy67573/
Deibe67540/
Dowee67475/
Deved67472/
Debee67297/
Devez67268/
Desue67246/
Dohwe67226/
Deuve67214/
Devet67209/
Dijwe67193/
Doweh67192/
Deive67174/
Debea67133/
Debei67116/
Deoue67110/
Deave67103/
Divee6796/
Deiwa6793/
Deeve6784/
Dawea6784/
Dibee6780/
Dewai6767/
Daweh6766/
Deawi6765/
Deway6763/
Devea6762/
Desve6762/
Devge6760/
Diewa6757/
Tdawe6755/
Deeby6752/
Dhawe6752/
Däwes6750/
Dawee6748/
Devje6746/
Dieve6745/
Dowei6743/
Dheve6738/
Dewih6737/
Deawa6736/
Deabe6734/
Deeue6733/
Deveu6731/
Dovee6730/
Dewiy6729/
Deebi6723/
Daiwe6723/
Daewi6720/
Dywes6720/
Deebe6718/
Dewui6718/
Deveh6717/
Diwei6716/
Dewii6715/
Dewaj6714/
Detve6713/
Dewaa6713/
Deewi6712/
Dowea6712/
Diweh6712/
Dewhy679/
Deewa679/
Diewi678/
Dheew678/
Dejve677/
Daeve677/
Deybe677/
Dhewy676/
Debhe675/
Diwee675/
Deejw675/
Hdewi674/
Tdewa674/
Dewwi674/
Dejue674/
Deyue674/
Dahwe674/
Daweu674/
Hdewy674/
Dewwy673/
Deawd673/
Deewd673/
Deiue673/
Hdeew673/
Dhowe672/
Dhiwe672/
Dowwe672/
Deyve672/
Ddeiw672/
Deywa672/
Deiwi672/
Hdowe671/
Devej671/
Deweessh671/
Dewha671/
Dewoi671/
Deuwi671/
Deschwed671/
Dybee671/
Doywe671/
Deahwhea671/
Tdowe671/
Diwea671/
Dehwy671/
Ddewa671/
Dawwe671/
Daewy671/
Doweu671/
Djwez671/
Dehwi671/
Dewhi671/
Dewwa671/
Dajwe671/
Duiwe671/
Djwer671/
Diwed671/
Deiwy671/
Daywe671/
Ddhew671/
Deawy671/
Deeweesh671/

Dewe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dewe in the Oriya language
େଦେୱedewa91.18
େଦେଓede'o8.82
Dewe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺩﻭﻩdwh47.27
ﺍﻟﺪﻭaldw21.82
ﺩﻭﺍdwa13.64
ﺩﻭdw7.27
ﺍﺩﻭadw4.55
ﺍﻟﺪﻭﻩaldwh3.64
ﺍﺩﻭﻩadwh0.91

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