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 is found most frequently in Malaysia. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jewis? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,746,159th most frequently occurring last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 66,250,417 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 45 percent of Jewis are found; 45 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 39 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,107,702nd most commonly held first name in the world. It is borne by 76 people.

The last name Jewis is most prevalent in Malaysia, where it is carried by 43 people, or 1 in 685,912. In Malaysia Jewis is most numerous in: Sabah, where 88 percent reside, Kuala Lumpur, where 7 percent reside and Perak, where 2 percent reside. Besides Malaysia this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also found 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 through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 1,050 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Jewis Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Jewis last name is chiefly 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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