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