Dews Surname

120,940th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,789 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cayman Islands

Dews Surname Definition:

Dew’s (Son): v. Dew.

Dews Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,5221:143,71914,881
England8981:62,0477,303
Australia2511:107,55312,029
Wales221:140,66110,115
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Scotland181:297,43413,849
India101:76,706,538639,611
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Cambodia31:5,162,38210,688
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Cayman Islands21:31,9461,715
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Jersey11:99,2026,620
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7001:34,8224,557
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2751:182,61316,219

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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Dews Last Name Facts

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

Dews has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dews? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 120,940th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 1,923,343 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 51 percent of Dews live; 51 percent live in North America and 51 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,446,817th most commonly used forename internationally, borne by 20 people.

This surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 2,522 people, or 1 in 143,719. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Texas, where 25 percent are found, Virginia, where 8 percent are found and Georgia, where 4 percent are found. Other than The United States this last name exists in 25 countries. It is also common 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 through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Dews surname grew 917 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 128 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 440 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dews Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Dews are 0.81% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 54.04% being registered with 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dewse89107/
Diews8945/
D'Ews896/
Dewsx891/
Dewws891/
Dewst891/
Dewsse804/
Dewshe801/
Deawes800/
Daws754,785/
Debs754,592/
Dows75500/
Devs7575/
Defs753/
Diws751/
Djws751/
Dewz751/
Deewese730/
Deabs67524/
Deebs6738/
Devsh6728/
Diwse6724/
Dywes6720/
Deavs6715/
Debss6710/
Debsh678/
Dyfes676/
Dawsh675/
Devse673/
Deb's672/
Dayws671/
Diefs671/
Dowsh671/
Deefs671/
Daaws671/
Dhaws671/
Debsz671/
Dawss670/
Deiwz670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dews
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