Dewley Surname

2,020,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 86 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Dewley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dewley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States571:6,358,929302,882
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
England21:27,859,030389,889
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:1,107,97142,566
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Dewley Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dewley has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dewley? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,020,555th most commonly used last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 84,738,906 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Dewley live; 67 percent live in North America and 67 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 57 people, or 1 in 6,358,929. In The United States it is most common in: Michigan, where 44 percent are found, Maine, where 26 percent are found and Illinois, where 9 percent are found. Outside of The United States this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 29 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.

Dewley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dewley has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 407 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 91 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dewley Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Dewley surname are 0.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 53.33% being registered with the political party.

Dewley earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 14.04% less than the national average, earning $37,091 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dewle91102/
Dewly911/
Dawley833,772/
Dowley831,464/
Debley8398/
Dewler836/
Deiwly831/
Dhewle831/
Dewles831/
Devley831/
Dewelle77213/
Dewille77105/
Doewleh7777/
Debleye7717/
Dewlieh779/
Dhawley775/
Dewliya772/
Dywhley771/
Dowleey771/
Dewlett771/
Dehbley771/
Dehwleh771/
Daewlea771/
Dewllie771/
Dawlley770/
Deibley770/
Dowle731,533/
Devle73391/
Deble73375/
Dewla73267/
Dawle73172/
Dewli7345/
Devly731/
Dewellie7194/
Deswelle7188/
Dewillie7125/
Dewelles7124/
Dewaelle7121/
Debelley7111/
Deiwilly718/
Dewelleh715/
Deuwille714/
Deiveley713/
Dewiller711/
Dibley671,669/
Deeble671,588/
Dhawle67684/
Devlet67456/
Deible67257/
Deblay67111/
Devlez6797/
Dywele6764/
Deable6748/
Dawleh6744/
Debleu6735/
Deblea6729/
Dhowle6729/
Dhevle6721/
Deblee6718/
Dewlla6713/
Dowlay6713/
Dowleh6711/
Dowloy679/
Divley678/
Dawloy677/
Deblei676/
Dheble675/
Devhle674/
Devlay674/
Deswli673/
Devlle673/
Devlee672/
Dovley672/
Dehewlett672/
Dahwle671/
Dowlya671/
Dewlui671/
Dowliy671/
Dīvele671/
Dawlay671/
Daiwle671/
Dewelleih671/
Devlae671/
Dowlea671/
Debloy671/
Dawhle671/
Deewla671/
Deevle671/
Devles671/
Dhiwle671/
Devlhe671/
Dowleu670/
Devleu670/
Dewlap670/

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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 Dewley
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