Deweh Surname
Approximately 48 people bear this surname
Deweh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 40 | 1:110,213 | 8,601 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Deweh (25) may also be a first name.
Deweh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Deweh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Deweh has its highest incidence in Liberia. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Deweh? popularity and diffusion
The last name Deweh is the 2,808,717th most widespread surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 151,823,873 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 90 percent of Deweh live; 88 percent live in West Africa and 83 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 2,136,160th most frequently used forename world-wide, held by 25 people.
Deweh is most commonly used in Liberia, where it is carried by 40 people, or 1 in 110,213. In Liberia Deweh is most common in: Maryland County, where 85 percent reside, Bomi County, where 10 percent reside and Margibi County, where 3 percent reside. Excluding Liberia it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 4 percent reside and Nigeria, where 4 percent reside.
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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 Deweh
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