Dowall Surname

1,108,016th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 220 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Zealand
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Dowall Surname Definition:

= Dougal(l (q.v.), with the g palatalized.

Dowall Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand451:100,62913,472
England411:1,358,97760,528
Germany331:2,439,559124,421
Scotland331:162,2379,329
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Northern Ireland81:230,63010,839
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland591:63,4443,911
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Dowall (16) may also be a first name.

Dowall Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Dougal(l (q.v.), with the g palatalized.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Dowall Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dowall is held by more people in New Zealand than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dowall? popularity and diffusion

Dowall is the 1,108,016th most frequent surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 33,125,209 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 53 percent of Dowall are found; 38 percent are found in Northern Europe and 38 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently occurring first name on earth, held by 16 people.

This surname is most frequently held in New Zealand, where it is carried by 45 people, or 1 in 100,629. In New Zealand Dowall is most prevalent in: Canterbury Region, where 64 percent reside, Otago Region, where 18 percent reside and Waikato Region, where 13 percent reside. Beside New Zealand this last name occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in England, where 19 percent reside and Germany, where 15 percent reside.

Dowall Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dowall has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Dowall last name grew 373 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 44 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 333 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 87 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Dowall Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Dowall last name is predominantly Anglican (63%) in Ireland.

The amount Dowall earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 34.24% more than the national average, earning $57,922 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.15% more than the national average, earning $52,240 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dowalle921/
Doowall920/
Dowal91275/
Douwalle868/
Dewall831,519/
Dawall8373/
Dowhal8358/
Duwall8324/
Düwall8324/
Dowale8321/
Dovall8311/
Douwal836/
Dowgal836/
Doball834/
Dowatl830/
Dovalle7758/
Deewall7735/
Douwale7728/
Doßwald775/
Dawalle773/
Dhowale772/
Duwalle771/
Doiwale771/
Dowaldt771/
Doswalt771/
Dewaall771/
Douball770/
Doyvall770/
Doval737,406/
Duwal735,472/
Dawal734,508/
Dobal732,626/
Dewal73895/
Düwal7323/
Dowol732/
Dowól731/
Dosswald712/
Dhauwall712/
Daawallh711/
Duchwall710/
Duvall6729,389/
Dobhal677,101/
Dovhal676,539/
Dhawal675,801/
Dovgal674,010/
Devall673,256/
Dovale671,380/
Devoll671,282/
Dewaal67859/
Dawale67847/
Doubal67648/
Davall67353/
Davoll67248/
Dowole67150/
Daboll67135/
Duball67101/
Dhobal6792/
Duwale6757/
Dewahl6731/
Daball6729/
Düball6728/
Duvoll6717/
Dovald6716/
Dosval6711/
Dhoval6711/
Doobal6710/
Dauwal6710/
Dowool679/
Dawail677/
Douval676/
Dahwal676/
Dhuwal675/
Dhewal675/
Dowhol674/
Dawaal673/
Dewoll673/
Douwoulle672/
Hdawal671/
Dewaël671/
Dovalt671/
Dobeal671/
Dovayl671/
Deewal671/
Dawwal671/
Duboll671/
Doival671/
Dobail671/
Dovaul670/
Dewail670/
Doeval670/
Doboll670/

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