Dowdie Surname

675,256th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 442 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Jamaica
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Dowdie Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dowdie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jamaica2011:14,2781,399
United States1591:2,279,616142,122
England681:819,38343,863
Antigua and Barbuda61:16,5281,436
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland151:249,5488,553
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Dowdie Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dowdie occurs in Jamaica more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dowdie? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dowdie is the 675,256th most widespread family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 16,487,660 people. The surname Dowdie occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 84 percent of Dowdie live; 47 percent live in Caribbean and 47 percent live in Anglo-Caribbean.

The surname Dowdie is most frequently occurring in Jamaica, where it is carried by 201 people, or 1 in 14,278. In Jamaica it is most prevalent in: Cornwall County, where 50 percent are found, Middlesex County, where 27 percent are found and Surrey County, where 23 percent are found. Not including Jamaica this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 36 percent are found and England, where 15 percent are found.

Dowdie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dowdie has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 15,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dowdie Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Dowdie last name are 15.34% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 68.57% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Dowdie earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 27.93% more than the national average, earning $55,202 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.14% less than the national average, earning $43,156 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Dowdey83397/
Dowdye83137/
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Dowdy7319,190/
Dawdi731,854/
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Dovde7311/
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Duwdi731/
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Dhobde6714/
Dawdit6713/
Dewdhe675/
Dobdea674/
Doifde674/
Dovdio673/
Dawdai672/
Dawdui671/
Dawdey671/
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Dewhde671/
Davdie671/
Dawdet671/
Dawdii671/
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Dawdee671/
Dobdje671/
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Dovdai671/
Dowday670/
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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 Dowdie
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