Doughlas Surname

1,391,595th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 157 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
British Virgin Islands

Doughlas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Doughlas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria641:2,767,85688,308
Kenya361:1,282,77535,275
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Malta11:430,2723,380
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
England11:55,718,059489,080
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States731:687,92744,660

Doughlas (643) may also be a first name.

Doughlas Last Name Facts

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

Doughlas is most common in Nigeria. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Doughlas.

How Common Is The Last Name Doughlas? popularity and diffusion

Doughlas is the 1,391,595th most commonly held surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 46,417,490 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 64 percent of Doughlas reside; 41 percent reside in West Africa and 41 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Doughlas is also the 327,926th most commonly held first name throughout the world It is held by 643 people.

The surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 64 people, or 1 in 2,767,856. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Delta, where 33 percent are found, Rivers, where 27 percent are found and Cross River, where 17 percent are found. Not including Nigeria it exists in 15 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 23 percent are found and The United States, where 17 percent are found.

Doughlas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Doughlas has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 63 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 167 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it fell 92 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Doughlas Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Doughlas surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Doughlas surname are 34.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 87.5% being registered with the political party.

Doughlas earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.1% less than the national average, earning $39,224 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Doughlass942/
Doughlaus941/
Douglas93253,791/
Dughlas939/
Doghlas933/
Douglass8828,506/
Dounglas8816/
Douglase8811/
Dougleas889/
Dougllas888/
Douglash886/
Douglaus886/
Doughlaj885/
Douglaas884/
Dougglas882/
Douglasz882/
Douglais881/
Douglasd881/
Douhglas881/
Douyglas881/
Doghlass881/
Doughlap880/
Daughlas880/
Doglas861,021/
Duglas86811/
Dougla8694/
Doghla861/
D'Douglas824/
Daughlash822/
Douglasse821/
Dougleass820/
Dougllass820/
Daughlass820/
Douglasss820/
Dauglas80802/
Dunglas80184/
Donglas80130/
Doungla80127/
Daghlas80107/
Doglass8090/
Douglah8046/
Doeglas8041/
Duglass8039/
Duoglas8029/
Douglad809/
Dooglas807/
Douglos807/
Ducglas807/
Dogllas806/
Dogglas804/
Douglay803/
Douglea802/
Douglaz802/
Duuglas801/
Douggla801/
Doglase801/
Douglaa801/
Dduglas801/
Douglax801/
Doglaus801/
Duglase801/
Doglais801/
Douglap800/
Deuglas800/
Dugllas800/
Douglasová783/
Douglasova781/
Dugla7726/
Dogla7717/
Douglous75192/
Dauglash7552/
Daghlass754/
Dounglai754/
Dunglass753/
Douglosz753/
Dauglass752/
Dougleus752/
Donglass752/
Dougloss752/
Doughley751/
Douglace751/
Duoglass751/
Docglass751/
Dugglass750/
Daglas71852/
Dongla71226/
Doglea71111/
Dungla7137/
Duglos7126/
Doglya7125/
Douglo7114/
Duggla7110/
Daghla7110/
Daugla7110/
Doglos718/
Duglad718/
Doglad717/
Doglai715/
Dhogla714/
Duglaj714/
Duglat714/
Doglay712/
Ddugla711/
Duglai711/
Duglay711/
Dôglas711/
Duglaz711/
Douglouse711/
Daughlous711/
Duugla711/
Doglaï711/
Duglap710/
Doglap710/
Daugėla671,143/
Dugllay67119/
Danglas6784/
Donglay6770/
Daghlah6763/
Donglos6724/
Donglai6715/
Dougley6714/
Dunglay6711/
Daglass6710/
Duglach676/
Doglyad675/
Dugilla675/
Dunglah675/
Daungla673/
Dayugla672/
Duglosz672/
Daglash672/
Daglaus672/
Dagleas671/
D'Aglas671/
Dogilla671/
Dhungla671/
Dhoggla671/
Dugeela671/
Dieglas671/
Doglarz671/
Daghlya671/
Duglaux671/
Deaghla671/
Dhaglas671/
Dooglos671/
Duongla671/
Daeglas671/
Dayglas671/
Douglop670/
Dugloss670/

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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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  • 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 Doughlas
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