Dwe
surname · Latin script
Recorded for both men and women· direction only, no split published
Dwe is a surname written in the Latin script, with more bearers in Myanmar (Burma) than in any other country.
- MMMyanmar (Burma)≈1 in 66K(inferred from the name graph)
- SGSingapore≈1 in 498K
- MYMalaysia≈1 in 1.9M
carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
- Myanmar (Burma) (inferred from the name graph)
- Sources
- 16 (measured from records)
- ≈1 in 66K (inferred from the name graph)
≈860 people, est.
Highest-authority source
Myanmar (Burma), est.
measured from records inferred from the name graph
Meaning & origin
No verified etymology recorded for this name yet — the entries below are drawn from usage statistics and the name graph.
Where in the world(measured from records)
Dwe counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.
Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.
| Country | Most common spelling | Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MM Myanmar (Burma) | ≈860 est. | ≈1 in 66K | — | Dwe | 16 |
| BR Brazil | 71 | 1 in 3M | 71 | — | — |
| MY Malaysia | ≈17 est. | ≈1 in 1.9M | — | Dwe | 6 |
| SG Singapore | ≈12 est. | ≈1 in 498K | — | Dwe | 2 |
| US United States | ≈11 est. | ≈1 in 31M | listed | Dwe | 12 |
Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.
Registers cited: IBGE — Censo 2022 Nomes no Brasil per-token lookup (v3 API, given+surname); the us-wru-surnames-voterfile register. Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.
Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).
Other recorded senses(measured from records)
Dwe is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.
In Akan, a. (piick\ brisk, nimble, used in an elliptical way (without the verb ye): ne ho dwe = wadi; ode ade no mfia me no, me ho dwe, = migyei, when he gave me fJie thing, I took it at once, using it forthwith; cf. pram; gkyekyere adesoa kakra de maa me, na mi- gyei, me ho dwe, he gave me a heavy load, but I took it at once
as a wordDictionary of the Asante and Fante Language called Tshi (Chwee, Twi)
In Akan, dw(3iin, adv. id. afuw mu atanna ahyew dwe, the heap or pUe of wood on the plantation is burned completely; ode a wode kgtoo gya mu no ahyew dwenn, the yam which you put in the fire is totally burned; otam no ahyew dwenn, enkA hi
as a wordDictionary of the Asante and Fante Language called Tshi (Chwee, Twi)
In Akan, adv. completely, entirely, totally, utterly; wadi dw6 = pe; wanom nsu dw6, dua no abu dwe = abu wg so ara we
as a wordDictionary of the Asante and Fante Language called Tshi (Chwee, Twi)
In kaw, alternative spelling of drawya
as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
In Haitian Creole, must, have to
as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.
Evidence(measured from records)
Attested in 4 sources across 4 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BR Brazil | IBGE — Censo 2022 Nomes no Brasil per-token lookup (v3 API, given+surname) | — | 71 | #81,629 |
| US United States | wru Name Dictionary — US surnames, voter-file supplement (Khanna et al.) | — | — | — |
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- In which country does Dwe have the most bearers?
- Mondonomo estimates about 859 people named Dwe in Myanmar (Burma), more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled dwe.
- How common is the name Dwe?
- In Brazil, the national register counted 71 people named Dwe, about 1 in 3.0 million residents.
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Query this name via API
curl https://api.mondonomo.ai/api/v1/name-graph/dweThe same payload this page is built from: spellings and scripts, countries and languages, related names, and the registers that attest the form. Rate-limited for casual use; a free API key gives 1,000 requests a day, and bulk access is licensed separately.
About this data
measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated
These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.
Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.
Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.
Cite this page Mondonomo, “Dwe”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.