Dews Surname
Approximately 3,789 people bear this surname
Dews Surname Definition:
Dew’s (Son): v. Dew.
Dews Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,522 | 1:143,719 | 14,881 |
| England | 898 | 1:62,047 | 7,303 |
| Australia | 251 | 1:107,553 | 12,029 |
| Wales | 22 | 1:140,661 | 10,115 |
| Canada | 21 | 1:1,754,552 | 114,935 |
| Scotland | 18 | 1:297,434 | 13,849 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| South Africa | 10 | 1:5,417,770 | 150,016 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Taiwan | 6 | 1:3,907,458 | 23,065 |
| Cambodia | 3 | 1:5,162,382 | 10,688 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Cayman Islands | 2 | 1:31,946 | 1,715 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 700 | 1:34,822 | 4,557 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:313,683 | 10,604 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 275 | 1:182,613 | 16,219 |
Dews (20) may also be a first name.
Dews Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Dew’s (Son): v. Dew.
Dews Demographics
Average Male Dews Height
176.07 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Dews Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dews Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dews has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dews? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 120,940th most commonly occurring family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,923,343 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 51 percent of Dews are found; 51 percent are found in North America and 51 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,446,817th most frequent first name in the world. It is borne by 20 people.
The last name Dews is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 2,522 people, or 1 in 143,719. In The United States it is most numerous in: Texas, where 25 percent are found, Virginia, where 8 percent are found and Georgia, where 4 percent are found. Excluding The United States Dews occurs in 25 countries. It also occurs in England, where 24 percent are found and Australia, where 7 percent are found.
Dews Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Dews has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dews surname rose 917 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 128 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 440 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Dews Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Dews last name are 0.81% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 54.04% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Dews earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 38.86% less than the national average, earning R 145,296 per year; in United States they earn 8.07% less than the national average, earning $39,665 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.1% less than the national average, earning $46,651 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dewse | 89 | 107 | / |
| Diews | 89 | 45 | / |
| D'Ews | 89 | 6 | / |
| Dewsx | 89 | 1 | / |
| Dewws | 89 | 1 | / |
| Dewst | 89 | 1 | / |
| Dewsse | 80 | 4 | / |
| Dewshe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Deawes | 80 | 0 | / |
| Daws | 75 | 4,785 | / |
| Debs | 75 | 4,592 | / |
| Dows | 75 | 500 | / |
| Devs | 75 | 75 | / |
| Defs | 75 | 3 | / |
| Diws | 75 | 1 | / |
| Djws | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dewz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Deewese | 73 | 0 | / |
| Deabs | 67 | 524 | / |
| Deebs | 67 | 38 | / |
| Devsh | 67 | 28 | / |
| Diwse | 67 | 24 | / |
| Dywes | 67 | 20 | / |
| Deavs | 67 | 15 | / |
| Debss | 67 | 10 | / |
| Debsh | 67 | 8 | / |
| Dyfes | 67 | 6 | / |
| Dawsh | 67 | 5 | / |
| Devse | 67 | 3 | / |
| Deb's | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dayws | 67 | 1 | / |
| Diefs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dowsh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Deefs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Daaws | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dhaws | 67 | 1 | / |
| Debsz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dawss | 67 | 0 | / |
| Deiwz | 67 | 0 | / |
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