Dovison Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Dovison Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dovison Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:4,286,005132,302
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Dovison Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dovison is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Dovison.

How Common Is The Last Name Dovison? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,427,875th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 70 percent of Dovison are found; 70 percent are found in Northern Europe and 70 percent are found in British Isles.

It is most numerous in England, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 4,286,005. In England Dovison is mostly concentrated in: Staffordshire, where 69 percent are found, Derbyshire, where 23 percent are found and South Yorkshire, where 8 percent are found. Besides England it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 20 percent are found and The United States, where 10 percent are found.

Dovison Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dovison has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 71 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dovison Last Name Statistics demography

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

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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 Dovison
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