Dewhen Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Dewhen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dewhen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia81:551,06725,208
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793

Dewhen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dewhen is borne by more people in Liberia than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Dewhen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dewhen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dewhen is the 5,057,639th most widely held last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname Dewhen occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Dewhen live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 53 percent live in Anglo-West Africa.

It is most frequently used in Liberia, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 551,067. In Liberia Dewhen is mostly concentrated in: Grand Bassa County, where 88 percent live and Montserrado County, where 13 percent live. Aside from Liberia this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 47 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dehwhen925/
Doewhen921/
Dewen91155/
Dewheing860/
Dewein83215/
Dowhen8370/
Deween8330/
Devhen8315/
Dewean838/
Deweyn837/
Dewene833/
Deawen831/
Dawhen830/
Deweine7746/
Dehwein7724/
Deweten7717/
Dewhyne771/
Deeween771/
Deewean771/
Debehen771/
Debchen770/
Dowen731,143/
Deven73588/
Diwen73506/
Dewyn73394/
Dewin73371/
Dawen73255/
Deswysen71118/
Deweindt7116/
Dewechem719/
Detvheng711/
Dewine67398/
Doeven67395/
Deaven67247/
Deveen67145/
Devene6790/
Dewijn6781/
Devent6754/
Devend6749/
Debein6734/
Dewain6732/
Devien6724/
Daiwen6717/
Daween6717/
Devejn6716/
Dewyne6712/
Devean6711/
Dowhin678/
Debean676/
Deswijsen676/
Deeven675/
Daveen674/
Dhevin673/
Diveen673/
Dhaven673/
Devein672/
Detven672/
D'Owen672/
Devenn672/
Dewinn672/
Diween672/
Daeven671/
Dewayn671/
Hdeven671/
Devichend671/
Deweisend671/
Dewhiting671/
Dewynn671/
Deiwin671/
Deevin671/
Dawhin671/
Daawen671/
Dahwen671/
Deveun671/
Deuven671/
Dewoin671/
Dovhen671/
Doveen670/
Deiven670/
Deyven670/

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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 Dewhen
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