Dewla Surname

970,883rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 267 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Dewla Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dewla Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania2631:15,5701,468
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Dewla (499) may also be a first name.

Dewla Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dewla (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺪﻭﻟﻪ, Oriya: େଦୱଲା) is more commonly found in Mauritania than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dewla? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 970,883rd most common last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 27,294,179 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Dewla live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 379,662nd most widespread given name globally, held by 499 people.

The surname Dewla is most prevalent in Mauritania, where it is held by 263 people, or 1 in 15,570. In Mauritania it is most frequent in: Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 25 percent reside, Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 15 percent reside and Hodh Chargui Region, where 11 percent reside. Not including Mauritania it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 0 percent reside and India, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dewlla9113/
Deewla911/
Dewlap910/
Dewella8310/
Dewilla832/
Deewlaj831/
Daewlea831/
Dowla803,350/
Dawla801,588/
Devla80978/
Debla80474/
Dewle80102/
Dewli8045/
Diwla803/
Dewly801/
Dewlo801/
Dewyllia773/
Dewellia771/
Dawlah73939/
Dowlah73409/
Devlia73124/
Deblay73111/
Dewley7386/
Devlla7342/
Devlad7329/
Deblea7329/
Deblau7314/
Dowlay7313/
Devlas7312/
Dhawla7310/
Dewler736/
Dawlia734/
Dowlai734/
Devlay734/
Dowlla733/
Deswli733/
Dhowla733/
Dawlai732/
Deblai732/
Dywlha731/
Dowlea731/
Dawhla731/
Deabla731/
Dhewle731/
Dewles731/
Dowlya731/
Dawlay731/
Dewlui731/
Deiwly731/
Deblaa730/
Deebla730/
Debella674,463/
Dibella673,301/
Dewelle67213/
Deevela67126/
Deblaay67111/
Dewille67105/
Dawilla6743/
Debilla6722/
Djuella679/
Dewlieh679/
Devlash677/
Deavela676/
Daywlah675/
Dhawlea675/
Dewelleaux673/
Diwella673/
Dawylla672/
Diewloh671/
Devlapp671/
Dowllah671/
Deavlia671/
Deavlla671/
Deblaha671/
Dewlett671/
Deablea671/
Debleau671/
Diwlasz671/
Dehwleh671/
Deeblah671/
Dyvella671/
Dewllie671/

Dewla Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dewla in the Oriya language
େଦୱଲାedawala88.89
େଦଓଲାeda'ola11.11
Dewla in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺪﻭﻟﻪaldwlh67.27
ﺍﻟﺪﻭﻟﺔaldwlt19.09
ﺩﻭﻟﻪdwlh6.36
ﺩﻭﻟﺔdwlt3.64
ﺩﻭﻝdwl2.73

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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 Dewla
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