Dewney Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Colombia

Dewney Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dewney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Dewney Last Name Facts

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

Dewney is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dewney? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dewney is the 8,968,613th most widely held surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Dewney is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Dewney reside; 75 percent reside in North America and 75 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States Dewney is most frequent in: Virginia, where 67 percent are found and New York, where 33 percent are found. Aside from The United States this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Colombia, where 25 percent are found.

Dewney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dewney has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dewney last name increased 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Deawney920/
Dewnehy920/
Dewne912/
Dewny911/
Downey8358,148/
Debney83693/
Devney83486/
Dawney83250/
Dewner8329/
Dewnes830/
Dewinne77368/
Downney774/
Dhevney772/
Dewinny771/
Deavney771/
Hdebney771/
Dawnehy771/
Dewneus770/
Devnney770/
Dawhney770/
Downe73713/
Devne73208/
Dawne73143/
Debny7317/
Dewna739/
Debne735/
Devny731/
Dewni731/
Dewinnie713/
Debenney712/
Dewinner710/
Deeveney710/
Downie6718,285/
Divney67154/
Dawnay67122/
Dhawne6748/
Devner6717/
Dawnie6712/
Debnoy6710/
Downee676/
Dawnne675/
Devnes675/
Deivne674/
Downeu673/
Devnay673/
Devnie673/
Devnet672/
Dhevne672/
Deewni671/
Diowne671/
Downay671/
Dibney671/
Dhebny671/
Debneh671/
Downei671/
Dewnaz671/
Dewnha671/
Deavne671/
Downiy671/
Dowhny670/
Deavny670/
Debnay670/
Dovney670/
Downea670/

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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 Dewney
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