Dewesi Surname
Approximately 29 people bear this surname
Dewesi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 28 | 1:291,204 | 39,406 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Dewesi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dewesi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dewesi is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Dewesi.
How Common Is The Last Name Dewesi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,665,662nd most frequently held family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. The surname Dewesi is predominantly found in Oceania, where 97 percent of Dewesi live; 97 percent live in Oceania Islands and 97 percent live in Papuan Oceania.
The last name is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 28 people, or 1 in 291,204. In Papua New Guinea Dewesi is most common in: Milne Bay, where 96 percent are found and National Capital District, where 4 percent are found. Excluding Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in India, where 3 percent are found.
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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 Dewesi
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