Dewees Surname

127,705th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,551 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Dewees Surname Definition:

DEWEES: (Dutch.) De, the, and wees, orphan—the orphan.

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Dewees Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,3641:107,74611,789
Israel1321:64,8318,115
France291:2,290,439180,028
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
American Samoa61:9,2931,961
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7951:63,1686,897

Dewees (35) may also be a first name.

Dewees Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

DEWEES: (Dutch.) De, the, and wees, orphan—the orphan.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'the orphan' in Dutch.

- mercuryacejones

Dewees Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dewees occurs most in The United States. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Dewees click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dewees? popularity and diffusion

Dewees is the 127,705th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 2,052,252 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 58 percent of Dewees live; 58 percent live in North America and 58 percent live in Anglo-North America. Dewees is also the 1,744,716th most numerous first name on earth It is held by 35 people.

The last name Dewees is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 3,364 people, or 1 in 107,746. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Indiana, where 8 percent live, Florida, where 6 percent live and Maryland, where 4 percent live. Apart from The United States Dewees is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 4 percent live and France, where 1 percent live.

Dewees Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dewees has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 423 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dewees Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Dewees surname are 18.8% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65.57% registered with the party.

The amount Dewees earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 2.16% more than the national average, earning $44,081 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.53% more than the national average, earning $52,927 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Deweese928,416/
Deweesc922/
Deweest922/
Deweess921/
Dewes913,340/
Deweesse862/
Deweessh861/
Dewweese861/
Daeweesh861/
Deeweesh861/
Deebes83523/
Dewese83503/
Deeves83298/
Dewies8396/
Dewess8355/
Deweis8332/
Debees8330/
Deweys8321/
D'Ewes8317/
Devees8317/
Doewes8311/
Deweez837/
Dewesh833/
Deweas831/
Dawees831/
Dewwes831/
Daewes831/
Dewets831/
Deawes830/
Deweec830/
Dewece830/
Diwees830/
Dewease77220/
Dewesse7746/
Dewetse778/
Daweesh777/
Doweesh774/
Deabees774/
Deweece772/
Deveesh771/
Dewey's771/
Dewwese771/
Deeweez771/
Deevesh771/
Deweise770/
Deivees770/
Deewese770/
Dawes7327,055/
Debes734,117/
Dewez732,875/
Deves732,139/
Dewis731,388/
Dewys73231/
Dowes73110/
Däwes7350/
Diwes7325/
Dywes7320/
Dewex734/
Deweß732/
Dewej731/
Dewheise710/
Deabes673,706/
Deaves671,051/
Devies67561/
Dewyse67455/
Devesh67316/
Deibes67161/
Debess67141/
Debesh67130/
Dewise67123/
Dowies67121/
Devese67107/
Deveas6797/
Debeys6791/
Devece6747/
Deswez6738/
Doeves6736/
Dehues6735/
Dawies6731/
Deives6715/
Desues6715/
Dewist6713/
Dawesh6710/
Debeis6710/
Davees679/
Dewish677/
Deyves675/
Dewuez675/
Dewijs674/
Debeas674/
Devess674/
Deveus674/
Diwesh674/
Daewis673/
Dieves673/
Daweez673/
Deebis673/
Deuves672/
Deveds672/
Duiwes672/
Deveis672/
Devest671/
Devets671/
Dewice671/
Dewois671/
Dewysd671/
Deiwis671/
Dawess671/
Debhes671/
Daeves671/
Daiwes671/
Deawis671/
Debesz671/
Devesz671/
Dewais671/
Dewiez671/
Doweis671/
Deoues671/
Deeweechh671/
Dowess670/
Dewiss670/
Deevis670/
Dewetz670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dewees
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