Dowald Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Trinidad and Tobago

Dowald Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dowald Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany401:2,012,636110,053
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Dowald (35) may also be a first name.

Dowald Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dowald is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Dowald click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dowald? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,746,821st most common last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 145,750,918 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 92 percent of Dowald reside; 82 percent reside in Western Europe and 82 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Dowald is also the 1,744,716th most widely held first name world-wide, borne by 35 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 40 people, or 1 in 2,012,636. In Germany Dowald is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 83 percent live, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 10 percent live and Bavaria, where 3 percent live. Outside of Germany Dowald occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 10 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Doßwald925/
Dowaldt921/
Dosswald862/
Dewald838,634/
Duwald83184/
Dawald83142/
Dovald8316/
Düwald8312/
Dowalt833/
Dewaldt7779/
Duwaldt7738/
Dußwald7714/
Doubald772/
Dauwald772/
Deweald771/
Doswalt771/
Dewwald771/
Dachwald71127/
Duchwald714/
Dusswald714/
Thdobald711/
Dewalt674,252/
Devald67713/
Devold67425/
Dawalt67314/
Duvald6767/
Dubald6742/
Döbold6735/
Duvold6735/
Dabold6720/
Duwalt674/
Dewold674/
Dabald671/
Dovalt671/
Dawold670/
Davald670/
Dubold670/

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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
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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 Dowald
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