Dwey Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Dwey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dwey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Dwey (17) may also be a first name.

Dwey Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dwey (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺩﻭﻱ) is found most frequently in The United States. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dwey? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,593,402nd most prevalent surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. Dwey is predominantly found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Dwey live; 67 percent live in North America and 67 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,694,839th most commonly used forename in the world It is held by 17 people.

It is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 90,614,733. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Missouri, where 50 percent reside, Iowa, where 25 percent reside and Kansas, where 25 percent reside. Besides The United States Dwey occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 17 percent reside and Mauritania, where 17 percent reside.

Dwey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dwey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dwey surname fell 81 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dweya8917/
Dweyi891/
Dweyo891/
Dwe86170/
Dwy86123/
Dweyee807/
D'Weya801/
Dweyeh801/
Dweyou801/
Dweh7510,666/
Duey751,467/
Dway75107/
Dwee7536/
Dwie7520/
Dwei7514/
Dbey7513/
Dwiy758/
Dwhe752/
Dwea752/
Dwje751/
Dvey751/
Dwwe751/
Dwyo751/
Dwyy751/
Ddwy751/
Twey750/
D'Weyah731/
Dwayi671,372/
Tweya67359/
Tweyi67179/
Dhuey67104/
Dwaya67104/
Douey6780/
Dwuye6771/
Dwaye6766/
Dwayu6749/
Dweih6739/
Dweah6721/
Dwiya6710/
Duawe677/
Dweeh677/
Dwahy677/
Dwoya676/
Dueye675/
Dwees675/
Dhwee675/
Dhwyh674/
Thwey673/
Dwayo673/
Dveya673/
Dveye673/
Dwetz673/
Dwoyi673/
Dwerr672/
Dwuer672/
Dweht671/
Dwehh671/
Dwawe671/
Dweha671/
Dueyi671/
Tweye671/
Dtwer671/
Tweyu671/
Dwhje671/
Ddwer671/
Dhbey671/
Dvhey671/
Dhhwe671/
Dhwie671/
Tweiy671/
Twhey671/
Dwayy671/
Dwhyh671/
Dweus670/
Dwoye670/
Dwyst670/

Dwey Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dwey in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺩﻭﻱadwy-

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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 Dwey
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