Diew Surname

44,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,746 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Sudan
Highest density in:
South Sudan

Diew Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Diew Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Sudan10,0401:1,137224
Mauritania5421:7,555826
Senegal5331:27,353614
Kenya5081:90,9058,164
United States691:5,253,028264,570
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
France21:33,211,361423,184
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
England11:55,718,059489,080
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Diew (4,994) may also be a first name.

Diew Last Name Facts

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

The surname Diew (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﻴﻮ) is found in South Sudan more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Diew? popularity and diffusion

It is the 44,217th most widely held last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 620,428 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Diew are found; 90 percent are found in East Africa and 90 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Diew is also the 96,277th most frequently occurring first name globally, borne by 4,994 people.

Diew is most common in South Sudan, where it is held by 10,040 people, or 1 in 1,137. Not including South Sudan Diew occurs in 18 countries. It also occurs in Mauritania, where 5 percent live and Senegal, where 5 percent live.

Diew Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Diew has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Diew last name grew 460 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Diew Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Diew last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% being registered with the party.

Diew earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 21.13% less than the national average, earning $34,031 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Diews8945/
Diewe8922/
Dijew893/
Djiew892/
Dhiew891/
Dgiew891/
Dew8618,769/
Diw8694/
Djiewe805/
Dief753,558/
Diev751,674/
Dieb751,047/
Dife75191/
Deew7545/
Deuw7525/
Dhew7519/
Djew7517/
Deaw7517/
Deiw7511/
Dewt755/
Daiw754/
Dewf752/
Djiw752/
Tdew752/
Dewh752/
Deww751/
Duew751/
Dewz751/
Diws751/
Dhiw751/
Diwf751/
Hdiw751/
Diiw751/
Diwt751/
Diww751/
Dehw751/
Doiw751/
Daife67349/
Djewe67160/
Dhieb6782/
Diefe6758/
Djiwe6757/
Diffe6748/
Ditfe6746/
Diphe6738/
Deife6735/
Dhief6712/
Dijev678/
Dheew678/
Dieph676/
D'Ews676/
Deejw675/
Diiev674/
Dietv674/
Hdeew673/
Dewtt673/
Ddeiw672/
Diefs671/
Dhyew671/
Ddhew671/
Dejvw671/
Djeew671/
Djiev671/
Dewws671/
Dieef671/
Dechw671/
Hdieb671/
Diojw671/
Dieff671/
Dievd671/
Dgeew671/
Djife671/
Djieb671/
Diisw671/
Deiwz670/

Diew Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Diew in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺟﻴﻮjyw84.85
ﺟﻮjw9.09
ﺍﺟﻴﻮajyw1.52
ﺍﺩﻳﻮadyw0.76
ﺟﻴﺎﻭjyaw0.76
ﺍﺟﻮajw0.76
ﺟﻠﻮjlw0.76
ﺩﻳﻮdyw0.76
ﺟﺎﻭjaw0.76

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Diew
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