Dewé Surname

3,055,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Dewé Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dewé Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium271:425,80243,971
France111:6,038,429280,838
England21:27,859,030389,889
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

The alternate forms: Dewe (2,316) are calculated separately.

Dewé Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dewé is held by more people in Belgium than any other country or territory. It may be found as: Dewe. Click here to see other possible spellings of Dewé.

How Common Is The Last Name Dewé? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,055,934th most commonly used last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 177,745,022 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Dewé are found; 93 percent are found in Western Europe and 90 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

The last name is most frequently used in Belgium, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 425,802. In Belgium Dewé is mostly concentrated in: Brussels Capital Region, where 48 percent are found, Walloon Region, where 48 percent are found and Flemish Region, where 4 percent are found. Outside of Belgium this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in France, where 27 percent are found and England, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dewe922,316/
Dewi75433,787/
Dewa7518,671/
Dewy75602/
Devé7512/
Dowé754/
Dawé753/
Dewey6722,110/
Dehwe671,318/
Dhewi67983/
Dhewa67953/
Dewee67529/
Dhewe67169/
Dewie67125/
Deiwa6793/
Dewai6767/
Deawi6765/
Deway6763/
Deawe6759/
Diewa6757/
Dewei6751/
Deweh6748/
Dewih6737/
Deawa6736/
Deuwe6735/
Dewiy6729/
Diewe6722/
Daewi6720/
Dewui6718/
Dewii6715/
Dewaj6714/
Dewaa6713/
Deewi6712/
Devér6712/
Dewhy679/
Deewa679/
Diewi678/
Dewea677/
Dhewy676/
Hdewy674/
Dewwi674/
Hdewi674/
Tdewa674/
Dewhe674/
Devés673/
Dewwy673/
Deewe673/
Deywa672/
Desvé672/
Deweß672/
Dewep672/
Doewe672/
Deiwi672/
Deawy671/
Deiwy671/
Dehwy671/
Dewwa671/
Dewhi671/
Dehwi671/
Dewej671/
Daewy671/
Ddewa671/
Deiwe671/
Deuwi671/
Dewoi671/
Dewha671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Dewé
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