Dowchan Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Sweden

Dowchan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dowchan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:13,929,515290,718
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

The alternate forms: Dowchań (30) are calculated separately.

Dowchan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dowchan occurs most in England. It can be found in the variant forms: Dowchań. For other possible spellings of Dowchan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dowchan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dowchan is the 6,360,413th most frequent family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. Dowchan occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Dowchan reside; 89 percent reside in Northern Europe and 44 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name Dowchan is most prevalent in England, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 13,929,515. In England it is most frequent in: Greater London, where 100 percent are found. Barring England Dowchan is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 44 percent are found and Poland, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dowchań9530/
Dowhan92821/
Dewchan8610/
Dowkhan861/
Dowhann861/
Dovchan861/
Dowshan860/
Dovhan7710,747/
Dowhań77178/
Dobhan7759/
Dowsan777/
Dawhan773/
Dowham772/
Duwhan771/
Dawcan771/
Dowhon771/
Dovshan7154/
Dovzhan7134/
Dawkhan7130/
Dobshan717/
Dabchan714/
Dubchan712/
Dowhone711/
Dowsang711/
Davchand676/

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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
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  • 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 Dowchan
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