Dweh Surname

48,362nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,666 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Dweh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dweh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia10,0991:43757
Ghana4161:64,9546,785
United States1091:3,325,311189,554
England111:5,065,278148,650
Norway81:642,78647,258
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Ivory Coast31:7,690,41157,263
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Dweh (602) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dweih8939/
Dweeh897/
Dweht891/
Dwehh891/
Dwe86170/
D'Weih8013/
Dhwieh801/
D'Wehr801/
Dweich801/
Tweh756,175/
Dwih7562/
Dwee7536/
Dwie7520/
Dwei7514/
Dwey756/
Dwhe752/
Dwea752/
Dwje751/
Dwhi751/
Dwha751/
Dwjh751/
Dwwe751/
D'Weich731/
Doueh6763/
Duech6713/
Dwhaj6711/
Dwich677/
Dwahy677/
Tweth676/
Tweha676/
Dwees675/
Dhwee675/
Dhwyh674/
Dwetz673/
Duehe673/
Twedh673/
Dwerr672/
Dwuer672/
Tweih672/
Twieh672/
Dwhyh671/
Dbeih671/
Tweuh671/
Thweh671/
Dvheh671/
Twweh671/
Twehe671/
Dtwer671/
Dwhje671/
Dhwie671/
Dhhwe671/
Ddwer671/
Duerh670/

Dweh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dweh in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺃﺩﻭﻳﻪadwyh-

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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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