Dewstow Surname

2,091,648th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 81 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Zealand
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Dewstow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dewstow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand441:102,91613,667
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
United States131:27,881,456736,413
England51:11,143,612252,590
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686

Dewstow Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dewstow is found most in New Zealand. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dewstow? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dewstow is the 2,091,648th most commonly held family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 89,969,703 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 77 percent of Dewstow are found; 77 percent are found in Australasia and 77 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

The surname is most commonly used in New Zealand, where it is borne by 44 people, or 1 in 102,916. In New Zealand Dewstow is primarily found in: Auckland Region, where 55 percent reside, Gisborne Region, where 18 percent reside and Waikato Region, where 14 percent reside. Excluding New Zealand this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 22 percent reside and The United States, where 16 percent reside.

Dewstow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dewstow has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Dewstow last name rose 167 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dewstow Last Name Statistics demography

Dewstow earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 43.4% more than the national average, earning $61,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dewstowe936/
Desutow863/
Desatow861/
Destaw778,857/
Dustow77290/
Dostow774/
Testow771/
Diesdow7115/
Desadow716/
Doustow711/
Dostaw6225/
Tostow623/
Disdow622/
Tastow622/
Dastaw621/
Tse Tow571/
de Wijs-Dhauw501/

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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
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  • 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 Dewstow
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