Dewing Surname

158,170th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,763 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Dewing Surname Definition:

(Celtic) Diviner, Wizard [Welsh dewin] (English) a corruption descendant of the Anglo-Saxon. Deórwine = Dear Friend [Old English deóre + wine]

Dewing Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1151:325,07529,572
England7541:73,8978,406
South Africa5051:107,28312,937
Australia1331:202,97519,846
Canada911:404,89735,698
Malaysia351:842,69238,700
Indonesia341:3,889,682201,134
New Zealand171:266,37223,826
Jamaica161:179,3725,614
Brazil161:13,379,646256,605
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Northern Ireland101:184,5049,341
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Wales81:386,81619,671
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3231:75,4668,248
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2591:193,89516,985

Dewing (233) may also be a first name.

Dewing Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) Diviner, Wizard [Welsh dewin] (English) a corruption descendant of the Anglo-Saxon. Deórwine = Dear Friend [Old English deóre + wine]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Dewing Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dewing is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dewing? popularity and diffusion

It is the 158,170th most frequently occurring family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 2,637,548 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 38 percent of Dewing reside; 37 percent reside in North America and 37 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 587,225th most frequently used forename at a global level, borne by 233 people.

The surname Dewing is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 1,115 people, or 1 in 325,075. In The United States Dewing is most frequent in: Massachusetts, where 8 percent live, New York, where 7 percent live and Minnesota, where 5 percent live. Apart from The United States it occurs in 20 countries. It is also found in England, where 27 percent live and South Africa, where 18 percent live.

Dewing Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dewing has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dewing surname rose 431 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 233 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dewing Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Dewing surname are 0.76% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52.47% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Dewing earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 67.21% more than the national average, earning R 397,344 per year; in United States they earn 10.41% more than the national average, earning $47,642 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.1% more than the national average, earning $56,687 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dewings9246/
D'Ewing922/
Deewing921/
Deewieng8630/
Deewaing861/
Dewingue861/
Dewheing860/
Dawing83663/
Dowing83261/
Deweng83107/
Debing8394/
Diwing8316/
Dewink830/
Dewinck7714/
Dowihng775/
Dowwing771/
Dowinng771/
Deabing771/
Dewinct771/
Dehuing771/
Diowing770/
Dawng734/
Diwng732/
Downg731/
Debng731/
Dechweng715/
Dybing67428/
Downng677/
Debeng675/
Diweng675/
Dibeng674/
Dibing673/
Devhng671/
Djuing671/
Daibing627/
Daiweng624/
Djoueng623/
Doibing621/
Dewencke572/
Dihweung571/
Davng551/
Debenc5031/
Downck500/

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