Ewers Surname

50,454th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,167 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cayman Islands

Ewers Surname Definition:

The Ewer’s (Son): v. Ewer.

Ewers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,7121:97,64510,889
Germany3,6061:22,3252,955
England8981:62,0477,303
Australia4521:59,7257,245
Jamaica3491:8,223942
South Africa2431:222,95423,313
New Zealand1631:27,7814,855
Wales1371:22,5882,401
Denmark1181:47,8374,950
Brazil1051:2,038,80364,511
Sweden1011:97,4937,084
Costa Rica791:60,5071,285
Canada591:624,50251,218
Austria281:304,12334,120
Thailand201:3,531,917315,217
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Cayman Islands91:7,099820
Samoa91:21,534479
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
France61:11,070,454349,096
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3171:76,8948,364
Wales111:142,5835,610
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6591:76,2048,110

Ewers (17) may also be a first name.

Ewers Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

The Ewer’s (Son): v. Ewer.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) The servant or household officer who supplied guests at the table with water to wash their hands, etc; a water-bearer.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Ewers Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ewers is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Ewers.

How Common Is The Last Name Ewers? popularity and diffusion

Ewers is the 50,454th most commonly held surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 716,784 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 48 percent of Ewers are found; 37 percent are found in North America and 37 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Ewers is also the 2,694,839th most frequent forename worldwide. It is borne by 17 people.

The last name Ewers is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 3,712 people, or 1 in 97,645. In The United States it is most common in: Texas, where 10 percent are found, Ohio, where 9 percent are found and California, where 8 percent are found. Not including The United States Ewers exists in 44 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 35 percent are found and England, where 9 percent are found.

Ewers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ewers has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Ewers last name increased 563 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 283 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 1,245 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ewers Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Catholic (71%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Ewers surname are 18.49% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.26% being registered with the political party.

The amount Ewers earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 25.61% more than the national average, earning R 298,500 per year; in United States they earn 2.52% more than the national average, earning $44,235 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.5% less than the national average, earning $47,946 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ewerse9167/
Euwers9112/
Hewers912/
Oewers911/
Ewears911/
Heuwers8320/
Geywers831/
Evers8049,256/
Owers802,616/
Ebers802,564/
Iwers80417/
Ewars8018/
Awers808/
Ewors805/
Jwers800/
Ewersová772/
Gevers734,951/
Eybers731,507/
Eivers73693/
Everse73312/
Eavers73245/
Ievers73185/
Eevers73173/
Hebers73101/
Everst7366/
Hevers7365/
Howers7352/
Eversz7342/
Oevers7323/
Everss7321/
Hawers7319/
Everås7316/
Aevers737/
Eibers733/
Everrs731/
Ehuers731/
Eveers731/
Eabers731/
Hewars730/
Oiwers730/
Ehbers730/
Eviers730/
Evears730/
Hoevers67697/
Geevers67289/
Heivers6795/
Heavers6767/
Heuvers6764/
Eijbers6749/
Haevers6746/
Heevers6720/
Jeevers672/
Ebeirss671/
Heybers671/
Everstt671/
Evershe670/

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