Douwen Surname

1,152,132nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 208 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Douwen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Douwen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium1901:60,5099,746
Niger131:1,476,30930,154
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Douwen (21) may also be a first name.

Douwen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Douwen is borne by more people in Belgium than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Douwen? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,152,132nd most frequent last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 35,036,278 people. The surname Douwen occurs mostly in Europe, where 92 percent of Douwen reside; 92 percent reside in Western Europe and 92 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Douwen is also the 2,368,944th most prevalent first name worldwide. It is borne by 21 people.

The last name is most widely held in Belgium, where it is carried by 190 people, or 1 in 60,509. In Belgium it is most numerous in: Flemish Region, where 100 percent live. Apart from Belgium it exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 6 percent live and China, where 0 percent live.

Douwen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Douwen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Douwen last name contracted 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dowen911,143/
Duwen9152/
Dauwen83345/
Douben8395/
Dowhen8370/
Duwein837/
Douwin837/
Duwene836/
Duweyn833/
Dowein833/
D'Owen832/
Duwehn832/
Dowwen832/
Duowen832/
Dowean831/
Dowien831/
Dowene831/
Duwaen831/
Duween830/
Down8012,730/
Duwn803/
Dioawen772/
Dowenne771/
Doewhen771/
Doowuen771/
Dawouen771/
Duben736,076/
Downe73713/
Duwyn73266/
Dawen73255/
Doben73140/
Duwin73114/
Dowin7396/
Dhown739/
Duwem736/
Downn735/
Doown734/
Dowhn732/
Downd732/
Doewn731/
Downh731/
Doubn731/
Douwaine712/
Dayoweng711/
Duiven67441/
Dauben67272/
Duwain67169/
Dawene6784/
Duwijn6776/
Dowgin6766/
Dawaen6739/
Deuben6738/
Dooben6735/
Daiwen6717/
Daween6717/
Dhuben6714/
Doubin6711/
Dowhin678/
Downng677/
Dowain675/
Dohuin674/
Dubenn674/
Dowine674/
Deyuen673/
Diwean673/
Douvne673/
Duwine673/
Doğuin673/
Diween672/
Deeuen672/
Duyven672/
Duwuin671/
Dejuen671/
Dowyne671/
Doiven671/
Dauwin671/
Deawen671/
Dowoin671/
Dgowin671/
Daawen671/
Doswng671/
Dawean670/
Dawhen670/
Duhwin670/
Dusuen670/
Duwgin670/
Downck670/

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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 Douwen
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