Dewee Surname

590,101st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 529 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Liberia

Dewee Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dewee Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3381:160,28917,999
Liberia901:48,9844,396
India621:12,372,022220,417
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Mauritius31:431,13912,721
England21:27,859,030389,889
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
France11:66,422,722504,397
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Dewee (71) may also be a first name.

Dewee Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dewee is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dewee? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dewee is the 590,101st most common family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 13,776,079 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 82 percent of Dewee reside; 65 percent reside in Southern Africa and 64 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Dewee is also the 1,152,838th most frequently held given name throughout the world, held by 71 people.

It is most widely held in South Africa, where it is borne by 338 people, or 1 in 160,289. In South Africa Dewee is most prevalent in: Western Cape, where 35 percent live, Northern Cape, where 22 percent live and Free State, where 22 percent live. Apart from South Africa Dewee is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in Liberia, where 17 percent live and India, where 12 percent live.

Dewee Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dewee has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 133 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dewee Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Dewee earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 32.61% less than the national average, earning R 160,140 per year and in United States they earn 55.35% more than the national average, earning $67,031 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Deweer911,000/
Doewee9113/
Dehwee9111/
Deweez917/
Daewee916/
Deewee914/
Deweet912/
Deweed911/
Deweey911/
Deweee911/
Dewe892,316/
Deweest832/
Deweess831/
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Deeweed831/
Dewey8022,110/
Devee802,201/
Dehwe801,318/
Dowee80475/
Debee80297/
Dhewe80169/
Dewie80125/
Deeve8084/
Deawe8059/
Dewei8051/
Deweh8048/
Dawee8048/
Deuwe8035/
Deeue8033/
Diewe8022/
Deebe8018/
Dewea807/
Diwee805/
Dewhe804/
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Dewep802/
Doewe802/
Deweß802/
Deiwe801/
Dewej801/
Deweessh771/
Deeweesh771/
Deveer731,020/
Deeves73298/
Deever73274/
Deevey73189/
Deheve7361/
Dewess7355/
Deebee7345/
Daewey7339/
Deswez7338/
Deweis7332/
Dewheh7331/
Deiwei7330/
Deouee7328/
Tdeawe7321/
D'Ewes7317/
Devees7317/
Dhehwe7316/
Dehweh7310/
Deveed738/
Diewei737/
Debeeh735/
Dewuez735/
Deevee734/
Dawwee734/
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Deevie732/
Dehwey732/
Deweas731/
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Daywee731/
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Dehwei731/
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Deeuee731/
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Deabee731/
Dewwes731/
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Dewets731/
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Deewue731/
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Deebey730/
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Dewhey730/
Doweey730/
Deuwey730/
Dewetz730/
Diwees730/
Deeweechh711/
Dewi67433,787/
Dawe6720,350/
Dewa6718,671/
Deve6711,926/
Dowe677,646/
Debe675,169/
Dewy67602/
Diwe67495/
Dewé6741/
Döwe6711/
Deywhea677/
Doewhea676/
Deewech674/
Dywe672/
Deveesh671/
Deveeth671/
Dewey's671/
Dheewer671/
Dehwher671/
Dehweah671/
Dehewie671/
Dehever671/
Dehevet671/
Dewuedt671/
Dewwehy671/
Dechwet671/
Deevech671/
Deevesh671/
Deechue671/
Deivees670/
Devehie670/

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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 Dewee
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