Jewis Surname

1,746,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 110 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Jewis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jewis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia431:685,91232,468
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England421:580,36629,847
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Jewis (76) may also be a first name.

Jewis Last Name Facts

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

Jewis occurs more in Malaysia more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jewis? popularity and diffusion

The surname Jewis is the 1,746,159th most widely held family name on earth, held by around 1 in 66,250,417 people. Jewis is primarily found in Asia, where 45 percent of Jewis reside; 45 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 39 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,107,702nd most widely held first name in the world, borne by 76 people.

Jewis is most commonly held in Malaysia, where it is borne by 43 people, or 1 in 685,912. In Malaysia Jewis is most prevalent in: Sabah, where 88 percent reside, Kuala Lumpur, where 7 percent reside and Perak, where 2 percent reside. Beside Malaysia Jewis is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 19 percent reside and Canada, where 14 percent reside.

Jewis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Jewis has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Jewis last name rose 1,050 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Jewis Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

Jewis earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 40.43% more than the national average, earning $60,592 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jewiss91430/
Jewish913/
Jewise911/
Jewies911/
Jewais910/
Gewis8064/
Jevis8057/
Jewes8052/
Jebis8019/
Yewis808/
Zewis803/
Iewis802/
Sewis802/
Cjwis801/
Ewwis801/
Jewix800/
Jewitsch771/
Eweiss73594/
Gewiss73163/
Jewess73106/
Ewaiss7311/
Jewicz7310/
Giewis738/
Jesuis737/
Yewish736/
Jewese735/
Cijwis735/
Jaiwis734/
Jevais734/
Jevish731/
Jeives731/
Jeyvis731/
Jevise731/
Jebais731/
Gewais731/
Ewisch731/
Jesvis731/
Jeweys731/
Jevhis731/
Sewiss730/
Jewets730/
Evis671,246/
Ewiß6715/
Siewisz6711/
Dziewis674/
Jesuits672/
Ewiz671/
Seawish671/
Jewierz671/
Jaiveis671/
Jebaish671/

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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 Jewis
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