Dowane Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Dowane Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 13 | 1:1,187,557 | 68,998 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Dowane (23) may also be a first name.
Dowane Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dowane Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dowane occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Dowane? popularity and diffusion
The last name Dowane is the 4,427,875th most widespread surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. The last name Dowane occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Dowane are found; 65 percent are found in Southern Africa and 65 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,239,265th most numerous first name at a global level, held by 23 people.
It is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 1,187,557. In Zimbabwe Dowane is most common in: Masvingo Province, where 46 percent reside, Midlands Province, where 46 percent reside and Mashonaland East Province, where 8 percent reside. Besides Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 20 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 10 percent reside.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Dowane
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