Dewfield Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Dewfield Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dewfield Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England351:1,591,94567,242
Wales121:257,87814,969
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Dewfield Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dewfield occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dewfield? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,808,717th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 151,823,873 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Dewfield are found; 98 percent are found in Northern Europe and 98 percent are found in British Isles.

Dewfield is most commonly used in England, where it is held by 35 people, or 1 in 1,591,945. In England it is most frequent in: Staffordshire, where 40 percent reside, West Midlands, where 34 percent reside and Warwickshire, where 11 percent reside. Outside of England Dewfield is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Wales, where 25 percent reside and Belgium, where 2 percent reside.

Dewfield Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dewfield has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname rose 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Defield93152/
Defields88122/
Daefield882/
Deefield881/
Defhield880/
Defiel8688/
Defeld8636/
Deadfield8236/
Deepfield823/
Defhields821/
Deifeld80132/
Dyfield803/
Detfeld801/
Dejfeld801/
Dafield801/
Dewfelt800/
Doefeld800/
Dayfield7541/
Ødefjeld7512/
Dieffeld751/
Daffield751/
Doffield750/
Diffield750/
Dafeld719/
Defeldová718/
Dithfield713/
Dyfeld711/
Dhitfield711/
Dichfield710/
Dytfeld67122/
Deifelt6729/
Ditfeld6726/
Dydfeld676/
Defelts673/
Diffiel672/
Disfeld671/

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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 Dewfield
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