Dweis Surname
Approximately 708 people bear this surname
Dweis Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 437 | 1:60,470 | 4,547 |
| Jordan | 167 | 1:52,949 | 5,183 |
| Iraq | 100 | 1:350,217 | 6,594 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
Dweis Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dweis Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dweis occurs more in Yemen more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dweis? popularity and diffusion
The last name Dweis is the 473,192nd most prevalent last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 10,293,144 people. The last name Dweis is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Dweis are found; 100 percent are found in West Asia and 62 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula.
The last name Dweis is most commonly held in Yemen, where it is carried by 437 people, or 1 in 60,470. In Yemen it is mostly concentrated in: Amanat Al Asimah, where 58 percent live, Hadramaut Governorate, where 31 percent live and Sana'a Governorate, where 9 percent live. Excluding Yemen this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Jordan, where 24 percent live and Iraq, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dwis | 89 | 98 | / |
| D'Weiss | 83 | 1 | / |
| Dwese | 80 | 273 | / |
| Dbeis | 80 | 17 | / |
| Tweis | 80 | 7 | / |
| Dwish | 80 | 5 | / |
| Dwees | 80 | 5 | / |
| Dwais | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dwesh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dwisp | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dwise | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dweus | 80 | 0 | / |
| Dwiss | 80 | 0 | / |
| Dwies | 80 | 0 | / |
| Tweiss | 73 | 86 | / |
| Dwesse | 73 | 18 | / |
| Dweese | 73 | 5 | / |
| Dbeiss | 73 | 3 | / |
| D'Wise | 73 | 2 | / |
| D'West | 73 | 2 | / |
| Tweish | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dbowes | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dwisse | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dweich | 73 | 1 | / |
| Duis | 67 | 1,501 | / |
| Dues | 67 | 1,210 | / |
| Dwayise | 67 | 69 | / |
| Dwij | 67 | 55 | / |
| Dvis | 67 | 53 | / |
| Dwas | 67 | 20 | / |
| Twis | 67 | 11 | / |
| Tweyise | 67 | 9 | / |
| Dves | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dwiz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dbis | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ddweasd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dwijesh | 67 | 1 | / |
| D'Weich | 67 | 1 | / |
| D'Weast | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dwitsch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dwayhis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Twes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dwex | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dwjs | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Dweis
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