Dwey Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Dwey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 21 | 1:2,391,366 | 115,093 |
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 last name Dwey (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺩﻭﻱ) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Dwey.
How Common Is The Last Name Dwey? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 7,593,402nd most frequent surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name Dwey occurs predominantly 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 held first name internationally, borne by 17 people.
The surname Dwey is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 90,614,733. In The United States Dwey is primarily found in: Missouri, where 50 percent are found, Iowa, where 25 percent are found and Kansas, where 25 percent are found. Other than The United States this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 17 percent are found and Mauritania, where 17 percent are found.
Dwey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Dwey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Dwey surname fell 81 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dweya | 89 | 17 | / |
| Dweyi | 89 | 1 | / |
| Dweyo | 89 | 1 | / |
| Dwe | 86 | 170 | / |
| Dwy | 86 | 123 | / |
| Dweyee | 80 | 7 | / |
| D'Weya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dweyeh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dweyou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dweh | 75 | 10,666 | / |
| Duey | 75 | 1,467 | / |
| Dway | 75 | 107 | / |
| Dwee | 75 | 36 | / |
| Dwie | 75 | 20 | / |
| Dwei | 75 | 14 | / |
| Dbey | 75 | 13 | / |
| Dwiy | 75 | 8 | / |
| Dwhe | 75 | 2 | / |
| Dwea | 75 | 2 | / |
| Dwje | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dvey | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dwwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dwyo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dwyy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ddwy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Twey | 75 | 0 | / |
| D'Weyah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dwayi | 67 | 1,372 | / |
| Tweya | 67 | 359 | / |
| Tweyi | 67 | 179 | / |
| Dhuey | 67 | 104 | / |
| Dwaya | 67 | 104 | / |
| Douey | 67 | 80 | / |
| Dwuye | 67 | 71 | / |
| Dwaye | 67 | 66 | / |
| Dwayu | 67 | 49 | / |
| Dweih | 67 | 39 | / |
| Dweah | 67 | 21 | / |
| Dwiya | 67 | 10 | / |
| Duawe | 67 | 7 | / |
| Dweeh | 67 | 7 | / |
| Dwahy | 67 | 7 | / |
| Dwoya | 67 | 6 | / |
| Dueye | 67 | 5 | / |
| Dwees | 67 | 5 | / |
| Dhwee | 67 | 5 | / |
| Dhwyh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Thwey | 67 | 3 | / |
| Dwayo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Dveya | 67 | 3 | / |
| Dveye | 67 | 3 | / |
| Dwetz | 67 | 3 | / |
| Dwoyi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Dwerr | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dwuer | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dweht | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dwehh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dwawe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dweha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dueyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tweye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dtwer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tweyu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dwhje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ddwer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dhbey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dvhey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dhhwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dhwie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tweiy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Twhey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dwayy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dwhyh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dweus | 67 | 0 | / |
| Dwoye | 67 | 0 | / |
| Dwyst | 67 | 0 | / |
Dwey Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dwey in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﺩﻭﻱ | adwy | - |
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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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