Douw Surname

61,941st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,112 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Douw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Douw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia5,6721:23,3162,798
South Africa1,9341:28,0133,600
Netherlands4261:39,6416,707
Belgium191:605,08754,956
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
France11:66,422,722504,397
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Douw (2,425) may also be a first name.

Douw Last Name Facts

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

The surname Douw (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻈﻮ) is borne by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Douw? popularity and diffusion

The surname Douw is the 61,941st most frequent family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 898,366 people. The surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 70 percent of Douw are found; 70 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 70 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 150,457th most commonly used first name on earth, held by 2,425 people.

The surname is most frequent in Indonesia, where it is borne by 5,672 people, or 1 in 23,316. In Indonesia it is primarily found in: Papua, where 100 percent live, South Sulawesi, where 0 percent live and Central Sulawesi, where 0 percent live. Apart from Indonesia it exists in 22 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 24 percent live and The Netherlands, where 5 percent live.

Douw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Douw has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Douw surname grew 1,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Douw Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Douw are 30.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 83.33% being registered with the party.

The amount Douw earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 54.36% less than the national average, earning R 108,468 per year and in United States they earn 8.88% more than the national average, earning $46,979 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Douwe89300/
Douws89202/
Ddouw896/
Dhouw891/
Dow8639,079/
Duw8617/
Douewe803/
Duwe7513,294/
Dowe757,646/
Dowa752,563/
Doub751,605/
Dauw75615/
Dhow75162/
Douf7580/
Dowz7541/
Deuw7525/
Doow7518/
Dowë756/
Dhuw754/
Doew753/
Dowh753/
Dduw753/
Hdow753/
Dovw752/
Douv752/
Dojw752/
Duvw751/
Duws751/
Doiw751/
Dowf751/
Duwh751/
Duwt751/
Duow750/
D'Houwt734/
Douvowa731/
Dayow672,219/
Dauwe671,678/
Hdoub67365/
Dijow67118/
Doufe6769/
Dhuwe6752/
Dhowa6739/
Deuwe6735/
Dhauw6731/
Douff6719/
Dujew6717/
Doueb679/
Doyow677/
Ddowa676/
Dhuow674/
Deyow672/
Duyaw672/
Dhowe672/
Hdowe671/
Dioaw671/
Deauw671/
Dossw671/
Douev671/
Diojw671/
Doywe671/
Duwhe671/
Douvh671/
Dhoub671/
Tdowe671/
Dauwë671/
Duuwe671/
Dhoow671/
Douëb671/
Doowe671/
Dauws671/
Dutvw671/
Duiwe671/
Dddow670/
Douph670/

Douw Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Douw in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻈﻮalzw-

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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 Douw
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