Mewes Surname
Approximately 8,083 people bear this surname
Mewes Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 6,648 | 1:12,110 | 1,554 |
| United States | 641 | 1:565,459 | 46,482 |
| England | 339 | 1:164,360 | 15,274 |
| Brazil | 176 | 1:1,216,331 | 41,961 |
| Chile | 33 | 1:533,833 | 13,415 |
| Australia | 28 | 1:964,132 | 57,058 |
| Thailand | 25 | 1:2,825,534 | 284,782 |
| Poland | 25 | 1:1,520,350 | 87,293 |
| Switzerland | 20 | 1:410,646 | 30,429 |
| Wales | 17 | 1:182,031 | 12,022 |
| Austria | 15 | 1:567,696 | 52,281 |
| South Africa | 13 | 1:4,167,516 | 132,322 |
| Namibia | 13 | 1:185,339 | 9,730 |
| Canada | 10 | 1:3,684,559 | 191,443 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| Scotland | 10 | 1:535,382 | 20,332 |
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| New Zealand | 6 | 1:754,720 | 41,661 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 130 | 1:187,503 | 15,253 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 84 | 1:597,841 | 40,179 |
Mewes (41) may also be a first name.
Mewes Demographics
Average Mewes Salary in
United States
$44,166 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Mewes Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mewes Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mewes occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mewes? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 62,141st most commonly used family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 901,589 people. Mewes is predominantly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Mewes are found; 83 percent are found in Western Europe and 83 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Mewes is also the 1,590,275th most frequent forename in the world. It is borne by 41 people.
The surname Mewes is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is held by 6,648 people, or 1 in 12,110. In Germany it is most numerous in: Brandenburg, where 15 percent live, Saxony-Anhalt, where 15 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent live. Aside from Germany this surname is found in 36 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 8 percent live and England, where 4 percent live.
Mewes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Mewes has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Mewes last name rose 763 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 261 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Mewes Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Mewes last name are 1.71% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 51.52% being registered with the party.
The amount Mewes earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 13.65% less than the national average, earning 298,845 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 40.45% more than the national average, earning R 333,768 per year; in United States they earn 2.36% more than the national average, earning $44,166 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.07% more than the national average, earning $59,156 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meiwes | 91 | 570 | / |
| Moewes | 91 | 226 | / |
| Meewes | 91 | 214 | / |
| Mewies | 91 | 82 | / |
| Meuwes | 91 | 79 | / |
| Meywes | 91 | 45 | / |
| Miewes | 91 | 4 | / |
| Maewes | 91 | 2 | / |
| Mewess | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mewese | 91 | 1 | / |
| Meijwes | 83 | 35 | / |
| Mewetse | 83 | 17 | / |
| Mehwesh | 83 | 4 | / |
| Meiwess | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mewis | 80 | 1,056 | / |
| Meves | 80 | 703 | / |
| Möwes | 80 | 361 | / |
| Mebes | 80 | 344 | / |
| Mowes | 80 | 125 | / |
| Mawes | 80 | 19 | / |
| Mewez | 80 | 1 | / |
| Meuwis | 73 | 478 | / |
| Meewis | 73 | 383 | / |
| Meives | 73 | 246 | / |
| Meeves | 73 | 228 | / |
| Mieves | 73 | 223 | / |
| Meevis | 73 | 189 | / |
| Moeves | 73 | 83 | / |
| Mewiss | 73 | 44 | / |
| Meibes | 73 | 39 | / |
| Meeues | 73 | 35 | / |
| Meabes | 73 | 25 | / |
| Moewis | 73 | 23 | / |
| Meaves | 73 | 18 | / |
| Mewish | 73 | 15 | / |
| Maeves | 73 | 12 | / |
| Mehues | 73 | 7 | / |
| Mhawes | 73 | 5 | / |
| Moeues | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mawesh | 73 | 3 | / |
| Maiwes | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mevies | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mehwis | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mhowes | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mebees | 73 | 1 | / |
| Movees | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mowies | 73 | 1 | / |
| Meybes | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mehbes | 73 | 1 | / |
| Miwest | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mawess | 73 | 1 | / |
| Meiwez | 73 | 0 | / |
| Mewouetse | 71 | 14 | / |
| Mehwish | 67 | 872 | / |
| Mhawesh | 67 | 31 | / |
| Meybesh | 67 | 7 | / |
| Mahwesh | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mehoues | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mehvesh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Meweche | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mheibes | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mehebes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meewisz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Miehues | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maybees | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Mewes
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