Dewye Surname

14,316,765th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Dewye 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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Dewye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Dewye (6) may also be a first name.

Dewye 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

Dewye Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dewye is found most in Ethiopia. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Dewye click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dewye? popularity and diffusion

Dewye is the 14,316,765th most frequently held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Dewye reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 4,967,096th most numerous first name throughout the world. It is borne by 6 people.

The last name Dewye is most widely held in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 97,546,262.

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Deweee731/
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Debyeh731/
Deweey731/
Dewaae731/
Devyes731/
Dewiest6736/
Dhaweye6710/
Deboyie679/
Debayie677/
Dawaiye674/
Daweiye672/
Deswiet672/
Daewioy671/
Debaiye671/
Dehewie671/
Daweyea671/
Deeweey671/
Deavyer670/

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