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

Dwey (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺩﻭﻱ) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Dwey.

How Common Is The Last Name Dwey? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,593,402nd most widely held surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Dwey reside; 67 percent reside in North America and 67 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Dwey is also the 2,694,839th most numerous first name in the world It is held by 17 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried 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. Outside of The United States this last name 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 occurrence of Dwey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Dwey last name declined 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
  • 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 Dwey
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