Dewk Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Dewk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dewk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Dewk Last Name Facts

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

Dewk is found in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dewk? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,812,366th most widespread family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Dewk reside; 91 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 91 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.

The last name Dewk is most numerous in Malaysia, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 2,949,422. In Malaysia it is most prevalent in: Sarawak, where 100 percent reside. Barring Malaysia this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Bangladesh, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dewke898/
Deawke801/
Dawk7525/
Devk7515/
Diwk753/
Dewg751/
Defk751/
Devke672,140/
Devks674/
Dhawk673/
Dehvk671/
Defke671/
Dhowk671/
Ddiwk671/

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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 Dewk
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