Dwelling Surname

2,506,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Dwelling Surname Definition:

2 for Smetham1, q.v.

Dwelling Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia491:1,990,7408,024
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Dwelling (21) may also be a first name.

Dwelling Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

2 for Smetham1, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Dwelling Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dwelling occurs in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dwelling? popularity and diffusion

Dwelling is the 2,506,728th most frequent surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 123,517,727 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 83 percent of Dwelling live; 83 percent live in East Africa and 83 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Dwelling is also the 2,368,944th most commonly occurring first name internationally, held by 21 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Ethiopia, where it is held by 49 people, or 1 in 1,990,740. Barring Ethiopia this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 12 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.

Dwelling Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dwelling has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Dwelling surname grew 350 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dwelling Last Name Statistics demography

Dwelling earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 61.12% less than the national average, earning $16,775 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dowelling941/
Duwelling941/
Dewelling940/
Delling931,557/
de Welling893/
Doelling88619/
Dellwing88115/
Döweling8867/
Dwilling8853/
Düweling8816/
Duweling8814/
Doweling885/
Dowlling885/
Twelling883/
Dwalling882/
Dellinga881/
Diweling881/
Deweling881/
Dielling880/
Dealling880/
Deilling880/
Deling86543/
Dlling8612/
Douweling8212/
Dawellang825/
Dweowling821/
Dowling8054,241/
Dilling803,660/
Dolling802,569/
Telling802,384/
Dölling802,177/
Dalling801,672/
Dehling80994/
Deuling80610/
Dieling80584/
Dellang80316/
Dewling80298/
Dellong80241/
Dealing80197/
Dulling80176/
Deyling80147/
Dueling80146/
Doeling8075/
Dawling8074/
Deiling8068/
Dellink8062/
Delwing8059/
Deliang8046/
de Ling8042/
Dellung8024/
Deeling8014/
Daeling8012/
Delinga8012/
Dywling808/
Delläng807/
Dølling806/
Delleng803/
Deliung802/
Delinog802/
Dwiling801/
Delaing801/
Dylling801/
Deoling801/
Delhing801/
Dheling801/
Dwaling801/
Duwling800/
Dling774/
Dallinga75600/
Dawaling75388/
Doehling75264/
Daehling75174/
Twilling75167/
Dillingh75137/
Deisling7594/
Deysling7568/
Deolingo7563/
Twieling7544/
Tellinga7537/
Tweeling7535/
Dellongo7533/
Tielling7524/
Daalling7520/
de Liang7512/
Delingui7510/
Delingue758/
Dalliong758/
Diehling757/
Deliwang753/
Delingua752/
Delewing752/
Tuelling751/
Diwaling751/
Dahlling751/
Dealiung751/
Hdowling751/
Teweling751/
Dawliang751/
Duwaling751/
Dillinga751/
Daweleng751/
Deillong751/
Duegling750/
Duilling750/
Dailling750/
Doilling750/
Dowiling750/
Ddowling750/
Dullinga750/
Deahling750/
Delong7125,782/
Daling712,259/
Duling711,391/
Delang71828/
Doling71649/
Delung71229/
Diling71101/
Teling7177/
Döling7150/
Dyling7137/
Deleng7136/
Dwilingga7122/
Delinc7112/
Duealiang717/
Dowlng716/
Dellenhag716/
Delink715/
Dillng712/
Dlaing712/
de Lingua712/
Dalliyong712/
Dlinga712/
Dallingay711/
Deolingue711/
Dellangue711/
Delnig711/
Diawaling711/
Duwulleng711/
Dllang711/
de Houweling701/
Tilling673,001/
Dooling672,532/
Dohling672,484/
Teeling671,708/
de Lang671,555/
Dullnig671,092/
Dalinog671,077/
de Long67989/
Dailing67640/
Dahling67575/
Dähling67474/
Talling67460/
Dolinog67454/
Teuling67384/
Delonga67374/
Dilinga67320/
Döhling67317/
Dyllong67303/
Dlwengu67293/
de Leng67253/
Dialing67210/
Dolinga67169/
Tulling67167/
Duelang67127/
Dallong6798/
Delinac6791/
Telinga6791/
Tellong6789/
Dallung6783/
Delenga6782/
Tieling6782/
Doyling6778/
Telleng6769/
Dollnig6767/
Delinko6766/
Dillong6765/
Dallang6764/
Delango6753/
Dalaing6753/
Delongo6744/
Dolingo6742/
Delangh6735/
Delinić6735/
Dalingo6734/
Del-Ong6734/
Duelong6730/
Tolling6729/
Dalieng6729/
Telingo6728/
Dyelong6728/
Dulingo6726/
Daliong6724/
Delinck6722/
Dalleng6722/
Dwi Lingga6721/
Twiling6720/
Dalinga6720/
Dullink6718/
Dollong6718/
Dullang6718/
Tülling6717/
Dlingwe6716/
Dillang6715/
Delanga6714/
Dlingga6713/
Dilleng6713/
Teljing6713/
Tylling6712/
Daelang6712/
Teiling6712/
da Ling6712/
Dillung6712/
Dullong6712/
Douling6710/
Dayling6710/
Dehlink6710/
Teliang678/
Dilinog677/
Dauling676/
Daliing676/
Daliang676/
Dualing676/
Duhling675/
Delungo675/
Dolleng675/
Dulinog675/
De-Long675/
Teliong675/
Delinic674/
Tueling674/
de Lung674/
Dollang674/
Dwulang674/
de Link674/
Diliong674/
Duliang674/
Duoling673/
Dulhing673/
Dhelang673/
Dolwing673/
Daaling673/
Tellang673/
Doiling672/
Dulaing672/
te Ling672/
Deleong672/
Delongg672/
Delongh672/
Disling672/
Telläng672/
Deljung672/
De'long672/
Delengo672/
Diliang672/
Tealing671/
Doaling671/
Dowleng671/
Du-Ling671/
di Ling671/
Dalingh671/
Daloing671/
Deluong671/
Dyaling671/
Tawling671/
Twaling671/
Delinco671/
Ty Willing671/
de Lóng671/
Teweileing671/
Dolinóg671/
Dealang671/
Dalingu671/
Dalwing671/
D'Liang671/
Dúlaing671/
Düwelhinke671/
Deloong671/
Delangu671/
Dielink671/
Dioling671/
Delngwa671/
Delinek671/
Doelang671/
Tuwling671/
Dulieng671/
Delia Wong671/
Deeylng671/
Deelong671/
Twoling670/
Towling670/
D Liang670/
Dowlang670/
Tehling670/
Dulinga670/
Tellink670/
Dihling670/
Doleing670/
Deeleng670/
Dowlong670/
Tuilling630/

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