Mewis Surname

346,411th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,056 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Belgium

Mewis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mewis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3711:216,99624,454
England2541:219,36218,571
United States2481:1,461,528100,066
Belgium841:136,86519,611
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Netherlands221:767,59958,330
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
New Zealand111:411,66631,040
Wales81:386,81619,671
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1491:163,59314,057
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

Mewis (51) may also be a first name.

Mewis Last Name Facts

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

Mewis occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Mewis.

How Common Is The Last Name Mewis? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 346,411th most commonly used last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,901,085 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 71 percent of Mewis are found; 45 percent are found in Western Europe and 45 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Mewis is also the 1,396,783rd most commonly occurring first name worldwide It is held by 51 people.

The surname Mewis is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 371 people, or 1 in 216,996. In Germany Mewis is most frequent in: Berlin, where 32 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 20 percent live and Hamburg, where 17 percent live. Other than Germany this surname occurs in 20 countries. It is also found in England, where 24 percent live and The United States, where 23 percent live.

Mewis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Mewis has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 170 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 919 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Mewis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Mewis surname are 23.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 70% registered with the political party.

The amount Mewis earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 12.79% less than the national average, earning $37,629 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.14% less than the national average, earning $46,630 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meuwis91478/
Meewis91383/
Mewies9182/
Mewiss9144/
Moewis9123/
Mewish9115/
Mehwis912/
Mehwish83872/
Meewisz831/
Mewes808,083/
Mevis80715/
Mebis80174/
Möwis8062/
Mawis8017/
Mowis806/
Meewisse77143/
Mehwaish775/
Mehswish772/
Mievis73734/
Meyvis73707/
Meiwes73570/
Meives73246/
Moewes73226/
Meewes73214/
Meevis73189/
Meuwes7379/
Meywes7345/
Meibes7339/
Maevis7329/
Meivis7315/
Mawais7312/
Mawish738/
Mowais737/
Mevish736/
Meuvis736/
Moveis735/
Mahwis734/
Miewes734/
Mehuis734/
Mawois733/
Maewes732/
Mevies732/
Mewess731/
Mehvis731/
Meivys731/
Mewese731/
Möwios731/
Mesuis731/
Mevais731/
Maveis731/
Mywish731/
Mowies731/
Meavis730/
Mahwish673,831/
Mehvish67134/
Meijvis67120/
Meijwes6735/
Möwisch6734/
Mohwish6720/
Mewetse6717/
Mevisse6714/
Mhawish676/
Mowaish676/
Mehwesh674/
Mheibes672/
Meiwess671/
Maywish671/
Mevisht671/
Meuvais671/
Methuis671/
Meshvis671/

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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 Mewis
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