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
Dweh Political Affiliation
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Dweh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dweh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Dweh (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺃﺩﻭﻳﻪ) is most common in Liberia. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dweh? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 48,362nd most common surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 683,250 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Dweh live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 340,659th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, held by 602 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Liberia, where it is held by 10,099 people, or 1 in 437. In Liberia Dweh is most numerous in: Montserrado County, where 24 percent reside, Grand Gedeh County, where 23 percent reside and River Gee County, where 19 percent reside. Aside from Liberia Dweh occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 4 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.
Dweh Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Dweh last name are 20.45% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 73.68% registered with 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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