Dowa Surname

168,585th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,563 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Dowa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dowa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia6941:190,56118,213
DR Congo5611:131,69314,109
Papua New Guinea4651:17,5351,767
Malawi2351:72,8479,384
Zimbabwe2051:75,30811,115
Japan981:1,304,53422,820
Ivory Coast871:265,18710,377
Philippines551:1,840,695114,828
India451:17,045,897267,282
Cameroon291:716,17551,453
Niger171:1,128,94224,295
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Mauritania81:511,85818,608
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
England21:27,859,030389,889
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Dowa (747) may also be a first name.

Dowa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dowa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺪﻭﻩ, Hindi: दोवा, Oriya: େଦାୱା, Tibetan: འགྲོ་བ་) is found most frequently in Indonesia. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dowa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 168,585th most frequently held family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 2,843,366 people. The surname Dowa occurs mostly in Africa, where 45 percent of Dowa are found; 29 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 27 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Dowa is also the 300,818th most commonly occurring forename globally, held by 747 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Indonesia, where it is borne by 694 people, or 1 in 190,561. In Indonesia it is primarily concentrated in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 82 percent live, Riau Islands, where 12 percent live and North Sulawesi, where 4 percent live. Barring Indonesia it occurs in 34 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 22 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 18 percent live.

Dowa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dowa has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dowa surname fell 14 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dowa Last Name Statistics demography

Dowa earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.96% less than the national average, earning $37,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Douwa89870/
Dowah89660/
Doowa89276/
Doywa89137/
Doway89109/
Dojwa89104/
Dowai8983/
Doiwa8945/
Dhowa8939/
Dowea8912/
Downa899/
Ddowa896/
Dowua896/
Dowaa894/
Dohwa893/
Dowha891/
Dtowa891/
Dowwa891/
Dow8639,079/
Dowais80203/
Douwah8046/
Duowai8018/
Dohwai8015/
Dowa'a8015/
Douwai8013/
Davowa809/
Doweah806/
Dowhai806/
Dowhay805/
Doywah802/
Douway802/
Dowhau801/
Dowahy801/
Dohway801/
Doowua801/
Dawowa801/
Dowaad801/
Duoway800/
Dowaus800/
Dosway800/
Dawa7543,247/
Doba7510,717/
Douw758,112/
Towa754,898/
Dova751,998/
Dowo75930/
Dhow75162/
Dowz7541/
Doow7518/
Dowë756/
Hdow753/
Dowh753/
Dovw752/
Dojw752/
Doiw751/
Dowf751/
Duow750/
Dochwat7337/
Doswowa737/
Dhohwai731/
Dosvowa731/
Douvowa731/
Dawai678,109/
Deuwa677,247/
Douba675,727/
Dawah674,283/
Dhawa673,926/
Dobai673,873/
Dahwa672,005/
Dowou671,824/
Daway671,795/
Dhoba671,441/
Dowey671,130/
Dawaï671,062/
Dobaj67878/
Dobay67707/
Douva67469/
Duoba67468/
Dovha67458/
Dovas67400/
Dobea67398/
Dawaa67314/
Dovat67311/
Tdawa67301/
Dovga67208/
Thowa67206/
Douws67202/
Dooba67184/
Dawha67180/
Dobha67162/
Dhova67126/
Dowoh6793/
Dawea6784/
Dawua6777/
Daawa6776/
Dovai6766/
Douwo6743/
Dowei6743/
Dowuo6736/
Dawaj6726/
Dohwo6721/
Dobaa6720/
Dawwa6719/
Dhobhowa6716/
Dawau6715/
Dobau6715/
Dowoy6712/
Dovaz6711/
Dovaa679/
Dowos679/
Dowoi679/
Dovay678/
Dowho678/
Ddouw676/
Doiba676/
Towna675/
Duowo675/
Dhuow674/
Doova674/
Davoa673/
Ddawa673/
Dosva672/
Dhowo672/
Dovea672/
Doowo672/
Dojva671/
Dhouw671/
Dawoa671/
Dossw671/
Dowoo671/
Dgova671/
Doiva671/
Dawaî671/
Dhoow671/
Doweu671/
Dovad671/
Dovau671/
Dovaľ671/
Dddow670/

Dowa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dowa in the Hindi language
दोवाdova-
Dowa in the Oriya language
େଦାୱାedawa-
Dowa in the Tibetan language
འགྲོ་བ་drowa86.67
ཟླ་བ་dawa6.67
མགྲོ་བ་drowa6.67
Dowa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺪﻭﻩaldwh45.45
ﺍﻟﺪﻭaldw36.36
ﺩﻭﺍdwa9.09
ﺩﻭdw9.09

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