Dewells Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

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

Dewells Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dewells Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:36,245,893832,629
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Dewells Last Name Facts

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

Dewells is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Dewells click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dewells? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,063,924th most frequently used last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Dewells are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Dewells is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 36,245,893. In The United States it is mostly found in: Indiana, where 70 percent are found, Florida, where 10 percent are found and Kentucky, where 10 percent are found.

Dewells Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dewells has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dewells surname expanded 143 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dewells Last Name Statistics demography

Dewells earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 29.06% more than the national average, earning $55,688 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dewelles9324/
Dewels921/
Dewaels869/
Debells861/
Dewelse860/
Dewelsh860/
Dewelese8021/
Debelles8019/
Debels771,080/
Dewelz771/
Dewles771/
Deebles718/
Debills714/
Dowiels714/
Dewails711/
Dawiels711/
Desuels711/
Dewelch711/
Devlles711/
Dowls6716/
Dawls672/
Devls671/
Dawils6219/
Dywils621/
Devles621/
Dewilz621/
Dessuilles5920/
Dyvelås574/
Deibles572/
Deables571/
Debillez531/

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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
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  • 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 Dewells
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