Dweh Surname
Approximately 10,666 people bear this surname
Dweh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 10,099 | 1:437 | 57 |
| Ghana | 416 | 1:64,954 | 6,785 |
| United States | 109 | 1:3,325,311 | 189,554 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| Norway | 8 | 1:642,786 | 47,258 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 1:7,690,411 | 57,263 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Dweh (602) may also be a first name.
Dweh Demographics
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Dweh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dweh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dweh (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺃﺩﻭﻳﻪ) occurs most in Liberia. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Dweh? popularity and diffusion
Dweh is the 48,362nd most commonly held last name in the world, held by around 1 in 683,250 people. The surname Dweh occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Dweh reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 95 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 340,659th most commonly held first name in the world It is held by 602 people.
The surname is most widespread in Liberia, where it is carried by 10,099 people, or 1 in 437. In Liberia Dweh is most common in: Montserrado County, where 24 percent live, Grand Gedeh County, where 23 percent live and River Gee County, where 19 percent live. Other than Liberia it exists in 15 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 4 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.
Dweh Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Dweh last name are 20.45% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 73.68% registered to vote for the party.
Dweh earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 28.42% less than the national average, earning $30,886 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dweih | 89 | 39 | / |
| Dweeh | 89 | 7 | / |
| Dweht | 89 | 1 | / |
| Dwehh | 89 | 1 | / |
| Dwe | 86 | 170 | / |
| D'Weih | 80 | 13 | / |
| Dhwieh | 80 | 1 | / |
| D'Wehr | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dweich | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tweh | 75 | 6,175 | / |
| Dwih | 75 | 62 | / |
| Dwee | 75 | 36 | / |
| Dwie | 75 | 20 | / |
| Dwei | 75 | 14 | / |
| Dwey | 75 | 6 | / |
| Dwhe | 75 | 2 | / |
| Dwea | 75 | 2 | / |
| Dwje | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dwhi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dwha | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dwjh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dwwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| D'Weich | 73 | 1 | / |
| Doueh | 67 | 63 | / |
| Duech | 67 | 13 | / |
| Dwhaj | 67 | 11 | / |
| Dwich | 67 | 7 | / |
| Dwahy | 67 | 7 | / |
| Tweth | 67 | 6 | / |
| Tweha | 67 | 6 | / |
| Dwees | 67 | 5 | / |
| Dhwee | 67 | 5 | / |
| Dhwyh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Dwetz | 67 | 3 | / |
| Duehe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Twedh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Dwerr | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dwuer | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tweih | 67 | 2 | / |
| Twieh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dwhyh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dbeih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tweuh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thweh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dvheh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Twweh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Twehe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dtwer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dwhje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dhwie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dhhwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ddwer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Duerh | 67 | 0 | / |
Dweh Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dweh in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺃﺩﻭﻳﻪ | adwyh | - |
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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 Dweh
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