Mewes Surname

62,141st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,083 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Mewes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mewes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6,6481:12,1101,554
United States6411:565,45946,482
England3391:164,36015,274
Brazil1761:1,216,33141,961
Chile331:533,83313,415
Australia281:964,13257,058
Thailand251:2,825,534284,782
Poland251:1,520,35087,293
Switzerland201:410,64630,429
Wales171:182,03112,022
Austria151:567,69652,281
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Namibia131:185,3399,730
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Norway61:857,04855,549
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iceland11:380,09011,096
France11:66,422,722504,397
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1301:187,50315,253
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States841:597,84140,179

Mewes (41) may also be a first name.

Mewes Last Name Facts

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

Mewes is found most frequently in Germany. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mewes? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 62,141st most widespread family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 901,589 people. Mewes is mostly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Mewes reside; 83 percent reside in Western Europe and 83 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Mewes is also the 1,590,275th most widely held first name internationally. It is borne by 41 people.

It is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 6,648 people, or 1 in 12,110. In Germany Mewes is most frequent in: Brandenburg, where 15 percent reside, Saxony-Anhalt, where 15 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent reside. Excluding Germany Mewes exists in 36 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 8 percent reside and England, where 4 percent reside.

Mewes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Mewes has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Mewes last name expanded 763 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 261 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mewes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Mewes surname are 1.71% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 51.52% registered to vote for the political 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meiwes91570/
Moewes91226/
Meewes91214/
Mewies9182/
Meuwes9179/
Meywes9145/
Miewes914/
Maewes912/
Mewess911/
Mewese911/
Meijwes8335/
Mewetse8317/
Mehwesh834/
Meiwess831/
Mewis801,056/
Meves80703/
Möwes80361/
Mebes80344/
Mowes80125/
Mawes8019/
Mewez801/
Meuwis73478/
Meewis73383/
Meives73246/
Meeves73228/
Mieves73223/
Meevis73189/
Moeves7383/
Mewiss7344/
Meibes7339/
Meeues7335/
Meabes7325/
Moewis7323/
Meaves7318/
Mewish7315/
Maeves7312/
Mehues737/
Mhawes735/
Moeues734/
Mawesh733/
Maiwes732/
Mevies732/
Mehwis732/
Mhowes731/
Mebees731/
Movees731/
Mowies731/
Meybes731/
Mehbes731/
Miwest731/
Mawess731/
Meiwez730/
Mewouetse7114/
Mehwish67872/
Mhawesh6731/
Meybesh677/
Mahwesh676/
Mehoues674/
Mehvesh674/
Meweche672/
Mheibes672/
Mehebes671/
Meewisz671/
Miehues671/
Maybees671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mewes
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