Doveton Surname

847,909th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 323 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Doveton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Doveton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1931:280,71327,626
England481:1,160,79354,689
Australia361:749,88148,970
United States281:12,944,962483,512
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England431:566,86929,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Doveton Last Name Facts

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

Doveton is most common in South Africa. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Doveton click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Doveton? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 847,909th most frequently used last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 22,562,062 people. Doveton occurs mostly in Africa, where 60 percent of Doveton live; 60 percent live in Southern Africa and 60 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is carried by 193 people, or 1 in 280,713. In South Africa it is most common in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 50 percent reside, Western Cape, where 42 percent reside and Gauteng, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account South Africa this last name occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in England, where 15 percent reside and Australia, where 11 percent reside.

Doveton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Doveton has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Doveton surname grew 112 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Doveton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Doveton last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% being registered with the party.

The amount Doveton earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 68.6% more than the national average, earning R 400,656 per year and in United States they earn 73.49% more than the national average, earning $74,861 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Doveston93118/
Doveaston8813/
Daveton8611/
Deveton860/
Dahoueton7510/
Daviton7134/
Devyton711/
Dowaton710/
Daweton710/
Daviston67199/
Dossouheton674/
Devithon671/
Dawaton571,048/
Dabiton5722/
Dewitan5720/
Davitan5715/
Dawotan577/
Davetam575/
Dewotan574/
Davatan573/
Dowatan573/
Devatan572/
Dawiton571/
Davytan571/
Dabestan5315/
Devathan535/
Davidtan531/
Daawaton531/
Davidtom531/

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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 Doveton
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