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
The last name Dowane is found most in Zimbabwe. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dowane? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,427,875th most frequently used last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Dowane live; 65 percent live in Southern Africa and 65 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,239,265th most widely held first name in the world, held by 23 people.
Dowane is most numerous 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 are found, Midlands Province, where 46 percent are found and Mashonaland East Province, where 8 percent are found. Excluding Zimbabwe it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 20 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 10 percent are found.
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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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