Dewight Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

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

Dewight Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dewight Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States501:1,004,37459,252

Dewight (735) may also be a first name.

Dewight Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dewight is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Dewight.

How Common Is The Last Name Dewight? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,649,889th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. Dewight occurs mostly in The Americas, where 89 percent of Dewight are found; 89 percent are found in North America and 89 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Dewight is also the 303,693rd most frequently occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 735 people.

The surname is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 22,653,683. In The United States Dewight is most numerous in: California, where 31 percent reside, Virginia, where 31 percent reside and Massachusetts, where 13 percent reside. Not including The United States it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Afghanistan, where 6 percent reside and French Polynesia, where 6 percent reside.

Dewight Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dewight has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dewight surname fell 68 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dewight Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Dewight surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

Dewight earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 24.28% more than the national average, earning $53,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Deawight931/
de Wight931/
Dwight924,555/
Deight928/
Devight8629/
Dawight861/
Dwiight861/
Dwightt860/
Duwight860/
Dwightw860/
Dewit834,451/
Dight83720/
Dwiht831/
Devoight800/
Dewitt7736,527/
de Wit7736,412/
Dewita776,744/
Twight7789/
Dewite7761/
De-Wit7734/
Dewidt7719/
Dewiti7716/
Dewiit778/
Wtight777/
Dewito777/
Deghat776/
Dewait775/
Duight775/
Dewitw774/
Dewhit773/
Dwighd772/
Teight771/
Dighat771/
Dewhat771/
Dewidh771/
Dewity771/
Dedigh771/
Deweit771/
Deghet771/
De'wit771/
Dwîght771/
Dewiat771/
Daewit771/
Deewit771/
Dwyght770/
Dweght770/
Deit73244/
Dwit7314/
Dewt735/
Deht733/
Dewitte716,026/
de Witt715,988/
de Widt71258/
Dewhitt71182/
Dewiati71165/
Dewitty7189/
Dewuite7132/
Dewhite7127/
Dighate7123/
Dewitaa7115/
Deghati7112/
Dighote7111/
Dewitti7111/
de Wiet7110/
De-Witt7110/
Diewait719/
Dewitya717/
De'witt717/
Dewiitt716/
Dewitah716/
Dewitta715/
Deghett715/
Dighotu713/
Deidigh713/
de Wite712/
Divight711/
Dighete711/
Dighita711/
Dewaite711/
Dewhate711/
Dewwitt711/
Diaghte711/
Deewhte711/
Dedigha711/
Deiwait711/
de Wait711/
Deghuit711/
Deghadt711/
Dighata711/
Dewiaty711/
Dovight710/
Daighty710/
de Whit710/
Daeghty710/
Dawit67200,673/
de Witte679,482/
Deita672,876/
Dwita671,245/
Dedih671,127/
Duwit67603/
Dewet67571/
Tight67294/
Deghetto67213/
Dewat67106/
Dighotiy67105/
Deidigha6787/
Deitt6774/
Deity6771/
Dedwi6771/
Deito6762/
Deiti6746/
Dewittie6741/
Dewiyati6735/
D'Wit6732/
Dewid6731/
Tudeigha6729/
Dyght6728/
Dihta6728/
Detwi6725/
Diaghité6724/
Dwito6723/
Deidegha6723/
Dewiwati6722/
Deite6720/
Dwite6719/
Dwitt6717/
Dewti6716/
Dwity6715/
Duewhite6713/
Dewot6713/
Dewdi6711/
de Whitt6711/
Dowit6711/
Dueit6711/
Diwit6710/
Dught675/
Dwiti675/
de White674/
Dewte674/
Dwiat674/
Dehta674/
Tewit674/
de Witty673/
Dewtt673/
Dehte673/
Dyewaite673/
Deuit673/
Deitu672/
Dwidt672/
Dehto672/
de Howit672/
Doght671/
Dewiitte671/
Dwuht671/
Dieht671/
Dewty671/
Dwait671/
Deait671/
Dweht671/
Diedighe671/
de Witti671/
Teiht671/
Dehti671/
De-White671/
De-Whyte671/
Dyeit671/
Dewto671/
Dewuitte671/
Dewiwaty671/
Ddwit671/
Ddiht671/
Dwyht670/
de Wwitt670/
Doewitte670/
de Waite670/
Dew Witt670/
Deaht670/
Deoit670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dewight
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