Dewys Surname

1,073,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 231 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Dewys Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dewys Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1411:2,570,631155,955
Canada411:898,67368,969
France301:2,214,091176,965
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Dewys (14) may also be a first name.

Dewys Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dewys occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dewys? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,073,555th most frequently used family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 31,547,818 people. Dewys occurs mostly in The Americas, where 77 percent of Dewys reside; 77 percent reside in North America and 77 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,024,661st most frequent first name on earth, held by 14 people.

Dewys is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 141 people, or 1 in 2,570,631. In The United States it is most common in: Michigan, where 58 percent live, New Jersey, where 6 percent live and Arizona, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account The United States Dewys exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 18 percent live and France, where 13 percent live.

Dewys Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dewys has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dewys surname increased 14,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dewys Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Dewys surname are 23.44% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 70.21% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Dewys earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 21.94% more than the national average, earning $52,615 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.53% more than the national average, earning $54,913 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dewyse91455/
Deweys9121/
Dewysd911/
Dewey's831/
Dewes803,340/
Dewis801,388/
Devys80325/
Debys809/
Dehwyths775/
Dewees733,551/
Dewese73503/
Debuys73179/
Dewise73123/
Dewies7396/
Debeys7391/
Debysh7378/
Dewess7355/
Deboys7343/
Deyvis7342/
Devays7336/
Deweis7332/
Debays7327/
D'Ewes7317/
Dewist7313/
Devoys7313/
Deybis737/
Dewish737/
Devyts735/
Deyves735/
Deivys734/
Dewijs734/
Dewesh733/
Deweas731/
Dewois731/
Deiwis731/
Dewwes731/
Deawis731/
Devyst731/
Dewais731/
Dewets731/
Deyuis731/
Dewiss730/
Deawes730/
Deweese678,416/
Devuyst671,054/
Dewease67220/
Dewesse6746/
Dewetse678/
Dewijse676/
Dewisch672/
Deweesc672/
Deweest672/
Desvoys671/
Devayst671/
Deveyst671/
Devoyst671/
Deweess671/
Dewhist671/
Dewishe671/
Deivyds671/
Daywyds671/
Dewwese671/
Dewaits670/
Deewese670/
Deweise670/

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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 Dewys
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