Dewis Surname

278,726th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,388 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Dewis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dewis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6641:83,9139,238
Indonesia2411:548,75244,260
Australia1841:146,71615,637
Canada1101:334,96030,494
United States941:3,855,946211,262
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
France41:16,605,680368,153
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2671:91,2949,438
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

Dewis (894) may also be a first name.

Dewis Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dewis (Marathi: डेिवस) is most common in England. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dewis? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dewis is the 278,726th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 5,250,393 people. The surname Dewis is mostly found in Europe, where 50 percent of Dewis live; 49 percent live in Northern Europe and 48 percent live in British Isles. Dewis is also the 271,765th most commonly held first name throughout the world, held by 894 people.

The last name is most common in England, where it is borne by 664 people, or 1 in 83,913. In England it is mostly found in: Warwickshire, where 31 percent reside, Leicestershire, where 12 percent reside and West Midlands, where 11 percent reside. Excluding England it occurs in 38 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 17 percent reside and Australia, where 13 percent reside.

Dewis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dewis has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Dewis surname rose 249 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 362 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dewis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Dewis last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% being registered with the political party.

The amount Dewis earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 65.07% more than the national average, earning $71,225 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.35% more than the national average, earning $57,805 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dewise91123/
Dewies9196/
Deweis9132/
Dewist9113/
Dewish917/
Dewijs914/
Daewis913/
Dewois911/
Deiwis911/
Deawis911/
Dewais911/
Dewiss910/
Daewish8312/
Dewijse836/
Dewisch832/
Dewhist831/
Dewishe831/
Deweise830/
Dewaits830/
Devis807,317/
Dewes803,340/
Dawis801,612/
Dowis80990/
Debis80642/
Dewys80231/
Diwis8021/
Dewiz801/
Dewix800/
Dewheise770/
Dewees733,551/
Debish732,167/
Debois732,037/
Devise731,090/
Devish73839/
Dawish73621/
Devies73561/
Dewese73503/
Dewyse73455/
Debais73327/
Dowais73203/
Daveis73185/
Deivis73180/
Deibes73161/
Deibis73136/
Devois73126/
Deabis73126/
Dowies73121/
Devais7399/
Dewess7355/
Debuis7344/
Deyvis7342/
Dawies7331/
Debisz7331/
Deweys7321/
D'Ewes7317/
Deives7315/
Deavis7314/
Doewes7311/
Debeis7310/
Desuis7310/
Deviss739/
Dewicz739/
Deybis737/
Devios736/
Daevis735/
Dawais735/
Deivys734/
Debhis734/
Dewesh733/
Deebis733/
Diwise733/
Dowish732/
Devhis732/
Diwish732/
Dewich732/
Daiwis732/
Dawiss732/
Deveis732/
Deweas731/
Dewice731/
Dewysd731/
Doveis731/
Dawisz731/
Dewwes731/
Diwais731/
Dehvis731/
Dehbis731/
Ddebis731/
Debiss731/
Daewes731/
Dewets731/
Dewiez731/
Doweis731/
Deyuis731/
Deawes730/
Deevis730/
Deweese678,416/
Devisch67543/
Diwisch67454/
Dewease67220/
Devisse67202/
Devoise67165/
Dahwish67165/
Desvois6764/
Dewesse6746/
Deshuis6727/
Deveise6712/
Deavies6710/
Devoist679/
Dewetse678/
Dawaish675/
Devaise673/
Deboiss673/
Deveish672/
Deweesc672/
Deweest672/
Deweess671/
Dewey's671/
Dewwese671/
Daweiss671/
Debhois671/
Daveish671/
Debisch671/
Devisce671/
Dewaidj671/
Dewiche671/
Doweish671/
Dehuise671/
Diehuis671/
Deivyds671/
Deivees670/
Deewese670/
Dowiess670/
Deivies670/
Deaviss670/
Deevise670/
Daevies670/
Diveish670/

Dewis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dewis in the Marathi language
डेिवसdeivasa-

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Footnotes

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