Dewoo Surname

1,544,715th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 134 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritius
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Dewoo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dewoo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritius1101:11,7582,544
Pakistan171:10,508,46449,949
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Dewoo (62) may also be a first name.

Dewoo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dewoo is more commonly found in Mauritius than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dewoo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,544,715th most frequently used last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 54,384,671 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 84 percent of Dewoo live; 83 percent live in Southern Africa and 82 percent live in Southern African Indian Ocean. It is also the 1,246,114th most widely held forename world-wide, held by 62 people.

The last name Dewoo is most commonly occurring in Mauritius, where it is borne by 110 people, or 1 in 11,758. In Mauritius Dewoo is primarily found in: Plaines Wilhems District, where 97 percent are found, Moka District, where 1 percent are found and Pamplemousses District, where 1 percent are found. Other than Mauritius this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 13 percent are found and India, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Deawoo911/
Dewoot911/
Dewooy911/
Dewo89954/
Dewoods831/
Deboo801,185/
Dewoe8086/
Dawoo8079/
Devoo8044/
Dewop8026/
Diewo8025/
Dewou8020/
Deewo807/
Dhewo803/
Deiwo801/
Dowoo801/
Dewod801/
Daewo801/
Dewoi801/
Dewost73141/
Devoos73109/
Debooy7395/
Ddeiwo7370/
Dawhoo7355/
Daiwoo7319/
Deeboo7312/
Deouho736/
Diewou733/
Dawooy732/
Daawoo731/
Dewoud731/
Deuwoh731/
Dewoss731/
Dewois731/
Dewoid731/
Dewhuo731/
Devood731/
Dewott731/
Devooe730/
Dewa6718,671/
Debo677,591/
Devo675,197/
Dawo672,960/
Diwo67949/
Dowo67930/
Dovo67806/
Dewu67663/
Dewosch672/
Debooij672/
Dehouho671/
Deawoud671/
Dywo671/
Djwo671/

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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
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  • 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 Dewoo
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