Dowai Surname

2,061,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 83 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Northern Mariana Islands
Highest density in:
Northern Mariana Islands

Dowai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dowai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Northern Mariana Islands391:1,399186
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
Indonesia161:8,265,575327,276
Liberia51:881,70733,815
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Guam11:160,1214,893
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Dowai (86) may also be a first name.

Dowai Last Name Facts

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

Dowai (Tibetan: སྒྲོ་བའི་) occurs in Northern Mariana Islands more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dowai? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dowai is the 2,061,309th most numerous surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 87,801,758 people. The last name is mostly found in Oceania, where 88 percent of Dowai are found; 88 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 48 percent are found in Chamorro Oceania. Dowai is also the 1,032,266th most frequently used first name globally It is held by 86 people.

The last name Dowai is most prevalent in Northern Mariana Islands, where it is carried by 39 people, or 1 in 1,399. Besides Northern Mariana Islands this last name occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 20 percent live and Indonesia, where 19 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dowais91203/
Duowai9118/
Dowaia9118/
Dohwai9115/
Dowaji9114/
Douwai9113/
Dowayi917/
Dowhai916/
Dowaie913/
Dowa892,563/
Dowi89899/
Douwaji8318/
Dohwayi836/
Dowaihy832/
Dhohwai831/
Dowaihi831/
Dawai808,109/
Dowie804,024/
Dobai803,873/
Douwa80870/
Dowah80660/
Duwai80492/
Doowa80276/
Doywa80137/
Doway80109/
Dojwa80104/
Dewai8067/
Dovai8066/
Doiwa8045/
Dowei8043/
Dhowi8040/
Dhowa8039/
Dohwi8028/
Doewa8015/
Douwi8014/
Dowea8012/
Dowoi809/
Ddowa806/
Dowua806/
Dowaa804/
Dohwa803/
Hdowi801/
Dowgi801/
Dowha801/
Dowih801/
Doswi801/
Dowui801/
Dowwa801/
Douwaihi774/
Dovhai73331/
Dawaji73270/
Doubai73235/
Douwie73101/
Dowaye7362/
Doeway7361/
Duwaji7359/
Dawhai7356/
Douwah7346/
Dowich7333/
Dewaia7329/
Dowhie7327/
Duobai7323/
Doewah7323/
Douwei7318/
Duowoi7317/
Dovgai7316/
Dowa'a7315/
Deewai7314/
Dahwai7314/
Dewaio7313/
Dowaya7313/
Dawaie7312/
Duhwai739/
Dawaii739/
Doweah736/
Dowhay735/
Dawais735/
Dawayi735/
Dawaia735/
Duwais734/
Dowiya734/
Dobhai733/
Dhawai733/
Dhobai733/
Duowei733/
Dovais733/
Dawaai733/
Doweii732/
Doywah732/
Douway732/
Dowoyi732/
Dowoya732/
Douvai732/
Dawaih732/
Dewayi732/
Dhovai731/
Duwaii731/
Duwaiy731/
Duwayi731/
Doobai731/
Dovayi731/
Doweih731/
Dowhau731/
Dowoit731/
Dowahy731/
Dowieh731/
Doowio731/
Dohway731/
Doowua731/
Dobaai731/
Dobaia731/
Dobaji731/
Dawaiu731/
Dawaiy731/
Dawgai731/
Dewaai731/
Dhowui731/
Doweis731/
Dowhij731/
Dowhiz731/
Dowhui731/
Dowhyi731/
Dowidt731/
Dowiji731/
Dowiye731/
Douywa731/
Dowaje731/
Dowajy731/
Dowoji731/
Dowaad731/
Dowhip730/
Duoway730/
Dowaus730/
Dosway730/
Dewi67433,787/
Davi6773,290/
Dawa6743,247/
Dawi6722,489/
Dabi6719,180/
Dewa6718,671/
Dovi6712,394/
Doba6710,717/
Dowe677,646/
Dobi676,868/
Duwa676,386/
Dova671,998/
Duwi67518/
Doubaji67376/
Douvgai67343/
Dowy67174/
Dowayee67144/
Douwaye6789/
Doweidt6768/
Dochwat6737/
Duhwayi6725/
Douwaya6719/
Dosvais6713/
Dovgaia6711/
Dobhayi6710/
Duobaii6710/
Doewhea676/
Doewaye675/
Duwaihi675/
Dhawaji674/
Dowé674/
Dowahue673/
Dowj672/
Dawaiyo672/
Dhobayi671/
Dhobhai671/
Dawagie671/
Douweha671/
Doweitd671/
Dowhitt671/
Dowayeh671/
Duowoie671/
Tdowaya671/
Dawahia671/
Dawaich671/
Dahawai671/
Daawayi671/
Dowē671/
Douwiya671/
Dovaies671/
Dovaihi671/
Doweish671/
Dhobaie671/
Dawaiyi671/
Dowwich671/
Dosweit671/

Dowai Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dowai in the Tibetan language
སྒྲོ་བའི་drowé-

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