Dewye Surname
Approximately 1 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameDewye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 9 | 1:2,708,374 | 73,770 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 1:5,021,868 | 210,693 |
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.
Dewi, in the Welsh, is a contraction or rather a corruption of David.
Dewye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dewye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dewye is carried by more people in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dewye? popularity and diffusion
It is the 14,316,765th most numerous surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Dewye is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Dewye live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 4,967,096th most frequently held first name on earth, held by 6 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 97,546,262.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dewyea | 91 | 189 | / |
| Dewyes | 91 | 0 | / |
| Dewyee | 91 | 0 | / |
| Deewyer | 83 | 1 | / |
| Dewie | 80 | 125 | / |
| Debye | 80 | 111 | / |
| Dawye | 80 | 39 | / |
| Devye | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dowye | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dewaayer | 77 | 11 | / |
| Daweye | 73 | 805 | / |
| Dewjee | 73 | 54 | / |
| Dewied | 73 | 33 | / |
| Devyer | 73 | 6 | / |
| Devyea | 73 | 6 | / |
| Deebye | 73 | 4 | / |
| Dehwey | 73 | 2 | / |
| Dewiyy | 73 | 2 | / |
| Deweee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dehwei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dewiez | 73 | 1 | / |
| Debyeh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Deweey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dewaae | 73 | 1 | / |
| Devyes | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dewiest | 67 | 36 | / |
| Dhaweye | 67 | 10 | / |
| Deboyie | 67 | 9 | / |
| Debayie | 67 | 7 | / |
| Dawaiye | 67 | 4 | / |
| Daweiye | 67 | 2 | / |
| Deswiet | 67 | 2 | / |
| Daewioy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Debaiye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dehewie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Daweyea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Deeweey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Deavyer | 67 | 0 | / |
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