Douwes Surname

249,495th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,591 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Douwes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Douwes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,2941:13,0501,900
United States1161:3,124,646180,867
Canada511:722,46357,796
South Africa481:1,128,70266,097
Germany451:1,789,010101,917
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
France21:33,211,361423,184
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Douwes (33) may also be a first name.

Douwes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Douwes is found in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Douwes? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 249,495th most commonly occurring surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 4,580,481 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 85 percent of Douwes are found; 85 percent are found in Western Europe and 85 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Douwes is also the 1,807,719th most commonly held first name worldwide. It is borne by 33 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 1,294 people, or 1 in 13,050. In The Netherlands it is most prevalent in: North Holland, where 22 percent are found, South Holland, where 14 percent are found and Drenthe, where 12 percent are found. Not including The Netherlands Douwes is found in 20 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 7 percent are found and Canada, where 3 percent are found.

Douwes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Douwes has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Douwes last name rose 3,867 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Douwes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Douwes last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Douwes earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 95% more than the national average, earning R 463,404 per year; in United States they earn 30.21% more than the national average, earning $56,185 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.19% more than the national average, earning $56,732 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dowes91110/
Duwes9110/
Douwuese861/
Dowies83121/
Daoues8349/
Douves8326/
Doewes8311/
Dowese839/
Duwesh833/
Duwest833/
Douwis833/
Duiwes832/
Doweis831/
Douwez831/
Duwees830/
Dowess830/
Doubes830/
Dowest830/
Douveas7731/
Doowese7713/
Doweesh774/
Douvies772/
Dowestt772/
Doweish771/
Duweysh771/
Daouess771/
Dahoues771/
Dowesse771/
Dowiess770/
Dowease770/
Duweiss770/
Dawes7327,055/
Dowis73990/
Duwez73899/
Dobes73696/
Dubes73544/
Doves73243/
Dowez7331/
Duwis7317/
Duves733/
Dowec732/
Doowuese71113/
Duhweiss711/
Dobesh67581/
Dobeis67367/
Douvis67235/
Dowais67203/
Duives6773/
Duvesh6745/
Duyves6739/
Doeves6736/
Dawies6731/
Daubes6731/
Dooves6718/
Dobesz6717/
Dubesh6716/
Douvez6716/
Dobeas6715/
Dawesh6710/
Dovies6710/
Doveas675/
Duwais674/
Doubez673/
Dubeis673/
Doubis673/
Dauves673/
Dhuves673/
Dowish672/
Duveus672/
Dubeys672/
Deuves672/
Dovets672/
Duouis671/
Dueves671/
Dubejs671/
Dowise671/
Daewes671/
Dobesj671/
Daiwes671/
Duvies671/
Dobuis671/
Dawess671/
Doveis671/
Ddoves671/
Dawees671/
Deawes670/
Duvees670/
Dowece670/
Dujues670/
Diwees670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Douwes
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