Dewe Surname
Approximately 2,316 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 342 | 1:216,022 | 21,248 |
| Zimbabwe | 299 | 1:51,633 | 7,864 |
| Mauritania | 297 | 1:13,787 | 1,319 |
| Papua New Guinea | 246 | 1:33,145 | 3,866 |
| Ivory Coast | 203 | 1:113,651 | 5,722 |
| New Zealand | 177 | 1:25,584 | 4,487 |
| Malawi | 157 | 1:109,039 | 12,664 |
| Indonesia | 154 | 1:858,761 | 64,655 |
| England | 147 | 1:379,034 | 26,619 |
| Cameroon | 39 | 1:532,540 | 42,124 |
| Australia | 34 | 1:793,991 | 50,673 |
| United States | 31 | 1:11,692,224 | 454,091 |
| South Africa | 29 | 1:1,868,197 | 87,346 |
| France | 29 | 1:2,290,439 | 180,028 |
| Benin | 28 | 1:369,129 | 27,947 |
| Canada | 28 | 1:1,315,914 | 92,927 |
| India | 20 | 1:38,353,269 | 431,471 |
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Belgium | 6 | 1:1,916,107 | 103,447 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Guernsey | 4 | 1:16,110 | 1,225 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 178 | 1:136,940 | 12,480 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 34 | 1:1,477,020 | 79,266 |
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.
Dewe Demographics
Average Dewe Salary in
United States
$46,993 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Dewe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dewe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dewe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﻭﻩ, Oriya: େଦେୱ) is found in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as: Dewé. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Dewe? popularity and diffusion
The last name Dewe is the 183,374th most commonly occurring last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 3,146,609 people. It occurs predominantly 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 widely held first name in the world. It is borne by 1,220 people.
This surname is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 342 people, or 1 in 216,022. Barring The DR Congo this last name occurs in 37 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 13 percent are found and Mauritania, where 13 percent are found.
Dewe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Dewe has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Dewe 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 those bearing the Dewe last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% 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
Dewe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dewe in the Oriya language | ||
| େଦେୱ | edewa | 91.18 |
| େଦେଓ | ede'o | 8.82 |
| Dewe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺩﻭﻩ | dwh | 47.27 |
| ﺍﻟﺪﻭ | aldw | 21.82 |
| ﺩﻭﺍ | dwa | 13.64 |
| ﺩﻭ | dw | 7.27 |
| ﺍﺩﻭ | adw | 4.55 |
| ﺍﻟﺪﻭﻩ | aldwh | 3.64 |
| ﺍﺩﻭﻩ | adwh | 0.91 |
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