Dowart Surname

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

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Dowart Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dowart Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe111:1,403,47676,064
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States421:1,195,68367,545

Dowart Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dowart is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dowart? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,427,875th most prevalent surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 60 percent of Dowart live; 60 percent live in Southern Africa and 60 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Dowart is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 1,403,476. In Zimbabwe it is most frequent in: Mashonaland East Province, where 55 percent live, Harare Province, where 9 percent live and Manicaland Province, where 9 percent live. Apart from Zimbabwe it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 30 percent live and China, where 5 percent live.

Dowart Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dowart has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Dowart surname declined 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dowarte924/
Dowgart921/
Dowhart920/
Doewart920/
Dochwart861/
Dewart831,235/
Doward83622/
Duwart8346/
Dowert8322/
Dobart8315/
Dawart835/
Dewhart77109/
Dewaart7741/
Dawartz7735/
Dovhart7721/
Doeward7719/
D'ewart7716/
Dewardt774/
Dowerth772/
Dewaert772/
Dowhard771/
Dowaard771/
Duwaart771/
Dovgart771/
Duwarte771/
Dewarth771/
Deewart770/
Dowward770/
Dowgard770/
Doworth770/
Dewaardt7129/
Dobhardt7124/
Dosworth713/
D'Howard711/
Douworth711/
Dubart671,435/
Deward67465/
Dewert67441/
Dobard67402/
Davert67104/
Dawert6787/
Dubort6772/
Daward6753/
Duward6749/
Devort6741/
Devart6733/
Duvart6732/
Dewort6713/
Dovert6711/
Dovard672/
Davart671/
Dabort671/
Dabart671/
Dowerd670/
Dousworth670/

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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 Dowart
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