Dewes Surname

134,749th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,340 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Dewes Surname Definition:

Dew’s (Son): v. Dew.

Dewes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil1,4881:143,8675,501
Germany7351:109,53113,512
United States3741:969,14271,998
New Zealand2851:15,8892,773
England1281:435,29729,139
Australia1271:212,56520,555
South Africa641:846,52756,162
Paraguay471:153,9733,151
Canada441:837,40065,151
Indonesia171:7,779,364314,803
France131:5,109,440259,941
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1181:206,57116,235
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1051:478,27334,042

Dewes (189) may also be a first name.

Dewes Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Dew’s (Son): v. Dew.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Dewes Last Name Facts

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

Dewes (Hindi: देवेस) occurs in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dewes? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dewes is the 134,749th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 2,181,900 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 58 percent of Dewes live; 46 percent live in South America and 45 percent live in Luso-South America. Dewes is also the 661,310th most prevalent first name on earth. It is borne by 189 people.

It is most prevalent in Brazil, where it is held by 1,488 people, or 1 in 143,867. In Brazil Dewes is mostly found in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 74 percent are found, Santa Catarina, where 10 percent are found and Paraná, where 10 percent are found. Besides Brazil this surname occurs in 26 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 22 percent are found and The United States, where 11 percent are found.

Dewes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dewes has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dewes last name grew 356 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 108 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dewes Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Dewes last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Dewes surname are 12.49% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.26% being registered with the party.

The amount Dewes earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 58.54% more than the national average, earning R 376,740 per year; in United States they earn 8.02% more than the national average, earning $46,610 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.19% more than the national average, earning $54,746 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dewees913,551/
Dewese91503/
Dewies9196/
Dewess9155/
Deweis9132/
Deweys9121/
D'Ewes9117/
Doewes9111/
Dewesh913/
Deweas911/
Dewwes911/
Daewes911/
Dewets911/
Deawes910/
Deweese838,416/
Dewease83220/
Dewesse8346/
Dewetse838/
Deweesc832/
Deweest832/
Deweess831/
Dewey's831/
Dewwese831/
Deweise830/
Deewese830/
Dawes8027,055/
Debes804,117/
Dewez802,875/
Deves802,139/
Dewis801,388/
Dewys80231/
Dowes80110/
Däwes8050/
Diwes8025/
Dywes8020/
Dewex804/
Deweß802/
Dewej801/
Deweesse772/
Deweessh771/
Dewweese771/
Daeweesh771/
Deeweesh771/
Dewheise770/
Deabes733,706/
Deaves731,051/
Devies73561/
Deebes73523/
Dewyse73455/
Devesh73316/
Deeves73298/
Deibes73161/
Debess73141/
Debesh73130/
Dewise73123/
Dowies73121/
Devese73107/
Deveas7397/
Debeys7391/
Deswez7338/
Doeves7336/
Dehues7335/
Dawies7331/
Debees7330/
Devees7317/
Deives7315/
Desues7315/
Dewist7313/
Dawesh7310/
Debeis7310/
Davees739/
Deweez737/
Dewish737/
Deyves735/
Dewuez735/
Dewijs734/
Debeas734/
Devess734/
Deveus734/
Diwesh734/
Daewis733/
Dieves733/
Deebis733/
Deuves732/
Deveds732/
Duiwes732/
Deveis732/
Devest731/
Devets731/
Dewice731/
Dewois731/
Dewysd731/
Deiwis731/
Dawess731/
Debhes731/
Dawees731/
Daeves731/
Daiwes731/
Deawis731/
Debesz731/
Devesz731/
Dewais731/
Dewiez731/
Doweis731/
Deoues731/
Dowess730/
Dewiss730/
Deweec730/
Dewece730/
Deevis730/
Dewetz730/
Diwees730/
Devesse67225/
Deveise6712/
Daewish6712/
Deavies6710/
Daweesh677/
Dewijse676/
Doweesh674/
Deewech674/
Deabees674/
Dhebesh673/
Dibeesh672/
Deveish672/
Deweece672/
Dewisch672/
Deveesh671/
Deveyst671/
Dewhist671/
Daevesh671/
Daweiss671/
Diwesse671/
Deeweez671/
Dewiche671/
Dewêche671/
Dieveus671/
Doweish671/
Dewishe671/
Daiwese671/
Deevesh671/
Deivees670/
Dowiess670/
Deivies670/
Dewaits670/
Deuvess670/
Deevise670/
Daevies670/

Dewes Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dewes in the Hindi language
देवेसdevesa-

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