Dowde Surname

2,152,526th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 77 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

Dowde Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dowde Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England391:1,428,66862,556
Australia311:870,82953,581
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland381:116,5756,975
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England461:529,89928,330
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States381:1,321,54472,820

Dowde Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dowde has its highest incidence in England. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Dowde.

How Common Is The Last Name Dowde? popularity and diffusion

Dowde is the 2,152,526th most commonly used last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 94,643,453 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 51 percent of Dowde live; 51 percent live in Northern Europe and 51 percent live in British Isles.

It is most commonly used in England, where it is borne by 39 people, or 1 in 1,428,668. In England it is mostly found in: South Yorkshire, where 49 percent are found, East Riding of Yorkshire, where 18 percent are found and West Yorkshire, where 13 percent are found. Barring England this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 40 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.

Dowde Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dowde has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Dowde surname contracted 15 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dowde Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Catholic (89%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Dowdey91397/
Dowdee9178/
Dowder919/
Dowdes912/
Dowdje911/
Dowdde911/
Dowdge911/
Dowded910/
Dowdy8019,190/
Dawde801,639/
Dowda80718/
Dewde8044/
Dovde8011/
Dowdi804/
Dobde801/
Doowdeea771/
Dhawde73302/
Dovder7323/
Dhobde7314/
Dewdhe735/
Dobdea734/
Doifde734/
Dawdie732/
Dawdee731/
Dovdey731/
Dawdet731/
Dewdei731/
Dawdey731/
Dowdis730/
Dowddy730/
Dowduy730/
Dowday730/
Doiphde672/
Dowdysz671/
Dowdish670/

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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 Dowde
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