Deweese Surname

59,907th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,416 people bear this surname

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

Deweese Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'the orphan' in Dutch.

Deweese Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,3341:43,4925,337
Canada491:751,95159,756
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Panama41:978,06412,245
France21:33,211,361423,184
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5891:85,2618,887

Deweese (57) may also be a first name.

Deweese Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'the orphan' in Dutch.

- mercuryacejones

Deweese Last Name Facts

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

The surname Deweese is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Deweese.

How Common Is The Last Name Deweese? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 59,907th most commonly used last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 865,916 people. The last name Deweese occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Deweese reside; 99 percent reside in North America and 99 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Deweese is also the 1,308,380th most widespread first name world-wide It is held by 57 people.

This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 8,334 people, or 1 in 43,492. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Kentucky, where 8 percent live, California, where 7 percent live and Indiana, where 7 percent live. Barring The United States it is found in 12 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 1 percent live and Brazil, where 0 percent live.

Deweese Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Deweese has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Deweese last name rose 1,415 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Deweese Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Deweese surname are 26.52% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 73.29% registered with the party.

The amount Deweese earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.92% less than the national average, earning $41,456 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.03% less than the national average, earning $43,708 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Deweesse932/
Deweesee931/
Deweesey931/
Dewweese931/
Deweeser930/
Dewees923,551/
Dewese92503/
Dewease86220/
Dewesse8646/
Dewesee8612/
Dewiese868/
Dewetse868/
Deweece862/
Deweest862/
Deweeze862/
Dewaese861/
Deweesi861/
Deweess861/
Deweesy861/
Dewwese861/
Daweese861/
Deweise860/
Deewese860/
Dewes833,340/
Deweeger804/
Deweessh801/
Dewessee801/
Deveesed801/
Deeweesh801/
Dewwiese800/
Dewheise800/
Debese771,042/
Deebes77523/
Dewyse77455/
Deeves77298/
Dewise77123/
Dewase77115/
Devese77107/
Dewies7796/
Dewess7755/
Deweze7744/
Deweis7732/
Debees7730/
Dewesi7729/
Deweys7721/
D'Ewes7717/
Devees7717/
Dowese779/
Deweez777/
Dewege775/
Dewesh773/
Deweas771/
Dewose771/
Dewwes771/
Dewets771/
Deawes770/
Dewece770/
Diwees770/
Dechweses751/
Devesse71225/
Debesse71171/
Debeshe71157/
Deviese71104/
Debease7150/
Deweger7118/
Devesey7118/
Deveise7112/
Deveses7112/
Dewosse7110/
Deweche719/
Dewijse716/
Deabees714/
Dewasse713/
Deweezy712/
Dewedje712/
Deveesa711/
Deveesh711/
Dewegej711/
Dewey's711/
Dawuese711/
Diwesse711/
Deeweez711/
Deveser711/
Dowesse711/
Deevesa711/
Daiwese711/
Deevesh711/
Deivees710/
Dowease710/
Deevise710/
Daveese710/
Debes674,117/
Dewez672,875/
Deves672,139/
Dewis671,388/
Dewys67231/
Däwes6750/
Diwes6725/
Dewosseu6722/
Dywes6720/
Debesche6715/
Devesher6713/
Deewiset6711/
Dewetsis675/
Deweijer674/
Dewex674/
Deewised673/
Deweß672/
Deevised672/
Devesieh671/
Debessey671/
Deibesse671/
Deewises671/
Deveasey670/

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Deweese Reference & Research

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Dewees(e) FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
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  • 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 Deweese
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