Dwer Surname

2,483,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Dwer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dwer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria361:4,920,632129,434
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Dwer (95) may also be a first name.

Dwer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dwer occurs most in Nigeria. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Dwer click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dwer? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dwer is the 2,483,783rd most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 121,459,099 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 62 percent of Dwer reside; 60 percent reside in West Africa and 60 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 974,243rd most numerous given name world-wide. It is borne by 95 people.

The last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 36 people, or 1 in 4,920,632. In Nigeria Dwer is most prevalent in: Benue, where 78 percent live, Nasarawa, where 8 percent live and Oyo, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname exists in 11 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent live and Australia, where 5 percent live.

Dwer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dwer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dwer last name declined 14 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Dwer Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Dwer earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 45.19% less than the national average, earning $23,650 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dwier89142/
Dweir8927/
Dwere893/
Dwerr892/
Dwuer892/
Ddwer891/
Dweer891/
Dwear891/
Dtwer891/
Dwger890/
Dweyr890/
D'Wehr801/
Dwerre800/
Duer7511,465/
Dwir75464/
Twer75441/
Dver7523/
Dber756/
Dwyr750/
D'Weire731/
Duerr674,547/
Duere671,114/
Dwire67923/
Dwyre67422/
Douer67246/
Tweer67240/
Twerd67187/
Twere6724/
Duerø6711/
Dvere676/
Dverd673/
Dwair672/
Dwirh672/
Dwyor671/
Dhver671/
Dvger671/
Dvier671/
Duert671/
Twerr671/
Tweir671/
Dhwir671/
Dveer671/
Dåver671/
D'Ver671/
Dbeer671/
Duesr670/
Duerh670/
Dvear670/
Twier670/
Gywer670/

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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
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  • 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 Dwer
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