Dowane Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Dowane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dowane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe131:1,187,55768,998
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

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 more frequently found in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Dowane.

How Common Is The Last Name Dowane? popularity and diffusion

Dowane is the 4,427,875th most frequently used last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Dowane live; 65 percent live in Southern Africa and 65 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Dowane is also the 2,239,265th most widely held given name in the world. It is borne by 23 people.

This surname is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 1,187,557. In Zimbabwe Dowane is mostly concentrated in: Masvingo Province, where 46 percent reside, Midlands Province, where 46 percent reside and Mashonaland East Province, where 8 percent reside. Not including Zimbabwe Dowane exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 20 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Douwane927/
Dowan911,590/
Douwaine862/
Dowhaneh861/
Dowhanei861/
Duwane832,839/
Dowhan83821/
Dewane83808/
Dawane83566/
Dobane83289/
Dowani83241/
Dovane83158/
Doywan83117/
Dowone8377/
Dhowan8337/
Dowana8333/
Douwan8322/
Doowan838/
Dohwan836/
Dowain835/
Dowine834/
Dowann832/
Dowaan831/
Dowean831/
Dowahn831/
Dowene831/
Tdowan831/
Duowan830/
Douwainie801/
Doubane77944/
Dhawane77237/
Dawange77230/
Dawagne77205/
Dewaine7786/
Doowuan7757/
Dovgane7727/
Dauwane7722/
Duwayne7720/
Dhobane7719/
Douwani7714/
Dhowain7711/
Duwange7710/
Dewaney779/
Douwana779/
Dawayne778/
Dawanne778/
Dhovane777/
Deewane776/
Dohwang775/
Dovanne774/
Dewanne774/
Dowaana774/
Dowaing772/
Dowangi772/
Dawanee772/
Dewanie772/
Dobanne772/
Dobhane772/
Dowuana772/
Dowhanj772/
Doibane771/
Dahwane771/
Dawaine771/
Dawaney771/
Dowgani771/
Duowana771/
Duwanne771/
Dewaene771/
Douvane771/
Dowajna771/
Dowenne771/
Dowhani771/
Dowhann771/
Dowhone771/
Dhowana771/
Dovaney770/
Doweney770/
Dowiney770/
Dowgany770/
Dowoney770/
Dawan737,417/
Dovan733,183/
Doban731,062/
Dowon7359/
Dowam732/
Daswaney7123/
Hdoubane7111/
Douwoune718/
Dawamneh717/
Dhawange711/
Dhobhane711/
Dhojwani711/
Deewanee711/
Dowaseem711/
Dowatten711/
Dhowaini711/
Doubaine711/
Dowhoner710/
Dhawan6727,509/
Davane6714,107/
Dabone6711,496/
Duvane6711,186/
Dovhan6710,747/
Devane677,262/
Dovgan674,202/
Dawani671,723/
Devone67599/
Douban67570/
Dubane67468/
Dabane67462/
Davine67447/
Dawana67441/
Dahwan67426/
Douani67417/
Duwana67301/
Doyban67213/
Dowhań67178/
Doiban67118/
Dovana67112/
Davene6791/
Dawene6784/
Duwani6782/
Dowoni6775/
Dubone6764/
Dobhan6759/
Dovani6736/
Dovand6736/
Dovine6735/
Dawany6733/
Dowhanycz6732/
Dovhanets6731/
Dewany6727/
Douvan6725/
Dawaan6724/
Davone6717/
Dawain6712/
Dovene6710/
Dhovan679/
Dowona677/
Dobany677/
Dawine677/
Dewone677/
Dawwan677/
Dawajaneh675/
Dawanj675/
Dhoban674/
Dobaan674/
Doweny673/
Dawhan673/
Duvone673/
Dawone673/
Dowein673/
Dewene673/
Dowham672/
Dobone672/
Doiwon672/
Dawaun672/
Deuwagner672/
Dobain672/
Dobaun671/
Dooban671/
Duwanh671/
Dohwań671/
Davāne671/
Dowgań671/
Dowoin671/
Dowoun671/
Dovang671/
Dojuan671/
Dawank671/
Dowhon671/
Daawan671/
Doowon670/
Dovean670/
Dovain670/
Dovany670/
Dawean670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dowane
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