Dwese Surname

956,400th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 273 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Dwese Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dwese Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2731:193,92516,636
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Dwese (134) may also be a first name.

Dwese Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dwese is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dwese? popularity and diffusion

Dwese is the 956,400th most commonly held surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 26,694,307 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Dwese reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 800,975th most frequently used first name internationally, borne by 134 people.

The last name is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is carried by 273 people, or 1 in 193,925. In Tanzania Dwese is most common in: Simiyu Region, where 94 percent are found, Tabora Region, where 3 percent are found and Pwani Region, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dwesse9118/
Dweese915/
Dwesser833/
Dweis80708/
Dwase80294/
Dwesi8093/
Dwesa8022/
Duese8014/
Twese8010/
Dwees805/
Dwesh801/
Dwise801/
Dwies800/
Dweus800/
Dweished773/
Dueser7369/
Dwaseh7316/
Tweshe734/
Dweshi734/
D'Wise732/
D'West732/
Dwisse731/
Dwetsi731/
Duesse731/
Dwaase731/
Douese731/
Dues671,210/
Dwis6798/
Dweiger6758/
Thweshe6719/
Duesher674/
Twetshe673/
Duetser673/
Dves672/
Dwex671/
Ddweasd671/
D'Weije671/
D'Weiss671/
Duesche671/
Duesser671/
Tweesie671/
Tweisge671/
D'Weast671/
Douetse671/
Twes671/
Dwjs671/
Dueseer670/

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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 Dwese
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