Dwye Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Liberia

Dwye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dwye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Dwye (4) may also be a first name.

Dwye Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dwye is found in Taiwan more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dwye? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,968,613th most common family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 50 percent of Dwye reside; 50 percent reside in East Asia and 50 percent reside in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 6,192,526th most commonly held forename on earth, held by 4 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Taiwan, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 11,722,373. In Taiwan Dwye is mostly found in: Tainan City, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Taiwan this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Liberia, where 25 percent are found and The United States, where 25 percent are found.

Dwye Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dwye has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dwye surname declined 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dwyee897/
Dwyet891/
Dwyed891/
D'Wyer801/
Dweuye801/
Dwie7520/
Dbye752/
Dwyj752/
Twye751/
Dwje751/
Dwjy751/
D'Dwyer731/
Twyee6712/
Dwaae675/
Dwehi673/
Dhwie671/
Dwhje671/
Dwgei671/
Dvyer670/
Twyer670/

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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 Dwye
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis