Dewy Surname

535,476th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 602 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Dewy Surname Definition:

Walter de Dounai was a great baron and lord of Bampton and Were, under William the Conqueror. In Domesd. he occurs as a tenant in capite in the counties of Devon, Wilts, Dorset, and Somerset. He is sometimes called Walscinus. It is probable that he came from Douay in France.

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Dewy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia4211:314,13127,649
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
United States211:17,259,949572,238
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
England61:9,286,343223,652
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
France11:66,422,722504,397
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England571:427,63825,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2431:206,66117,858

Dewy (1,953) may also be a first name.

Dewy Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Walter de Dounai was a great baron and lord of Bampton and Were, under William the Conqueror. In Domesd. he occurs as a tenant in capite in the counties of Devon, Wilts, Dorset, and Somerset. He is sometimes called Walscinus. It is probable that he came from Douay in France.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Dewi, in the Welsh, is a contraction or rather a corruption of David.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Dewy Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dewy has its highest incidence in Indonesia. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dewy? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 535,476th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 12,105,558 people. The surname Dewy occurs mostly in Asia, where 72 percent of Dewy live; 70 percent live in Southeast Asia and 70 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Dewy is also the 171,497th most frequent first name on earth, held by 1,953 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Indonesia, where it is held by 421 people, or 1 in 314,131. In Indonesia it is mostly concentrated in: West Java, where 22 percent are found, Central Java, where 17 percent are found and East Java, where 15 percent are found. Without taking into account Indonesia Dewy occurs in 19 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 20 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.

Dewy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dewy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dewy surname decreased 91 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 89 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dewy Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Dewy last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Dewy earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 44.15% less than the national average, earning R 132,732 per year and in United States they earn 11.31% more than the national average, earning $48,027 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dewey8922,110/
Deway8963/
Dewiy8929/
Dewhy899/
Dhewy896/
Hdewy894/
Dewwy893/
Dehwy891/
Daewy891/
Deiwy891/
Deawy891/
Dewaay80103/
Doeway8061/
Daewey8039/
Dehway8038/
Deaway8033/
Desway802/
Dieway802/
Dehwey802/
Dewahy801/
Deweey801/
Deweyt801/
Dewwey801/
Dewysd801/
Dewytt801/
Dheway801/
Dewooy801/
Dewuey801/
Deywyt801/
Dewhey800/
Deuwey800/
Dewi75433,787/
Dewa7518,671/
Devy7510,196/
Deby753,305/
Dawy753,061/
Dewe752,316/
Dowy75174/
Dewé7541/
Diwy7517/
Dywy751/
Deewaya7318/
Dewaaya732/
Dewey's731/
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Dehwaya731/
Dewwehy731/
Dhewaya731/
Deawaya731/
Davey6761,511/
Dovey673,672/
Debay672,958/
Devey672,772/
Devoy672,683/
Daway671,795/
Dehwe671,318/
Debey671,196/
Dowey671,130/
Dhewi67983/
Dhewa67953/
Deboy67889/
Dawey67651/
Deevy67573/
Dewee67529/
Devay67487/
Devys67325/
Dowhy67296/
Debuy67295/
Dhewe67169/
Deavy67162/
Dewie67125/
Doway67109/
Deiwa6793/
Diway6772/
Dewai6767/
Deawi6765/
Deviy6761/
Deawe6759/
Diewa6757/
Ødeby6756/
Deeby6752/
Dewei6751/
Deweh6748/
Divey6739/
Devyi6739/
Deyvi6739/
Dewih6737/
Deawa6736/
Deuwe6735/
Diwuy6733/
Dawwy6729/
Deiby6725/
Diewe6722/
Deyva6722/
Daewi6720/
Dewui6718/
Dybey6717/
Dibey6716/
Dewii6715/
Dewaj6714/
Dewaa6713/
Deivy6713/
Deewi6712/
Dowoy6712/
Dawoy6712/
Devyt6712/
Ådeby6710/
Deewa679/
Diewi678/
Dheby677/
Dewea677/
Deybe677/
Devyz677/
Dhevy676/
Deybi676/
Dhawy675/
Dawiy675/
Dehwyths675/
Deaby674/
Dewhe674/
Hdewi674/
Tdewa674/
Dewwi674/
Deyue674/
Deewe673/
Dewep672/
Deyvy672/
Deyve672/
Doewe672/
Deyby672/
Deywa672/
Deweß672/
Dahwy672/
Deiwi672/
Dewha671/
Dewoi671/
Deuwi671/
Dyway671/
Dawyi671/
Deiwe671/
Ddewa671/
Desvy671/
Dewej671/
Dehwi671/
Dewhi671/
Dewwa671/
Debyh671/
Deewaaya671/

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