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

Dowdie is more commonly found in Jamaica than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dowdie? popularity and diffusion

Dowdie is the 675,256th most commonly occurring last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 16,487,660 people. The surname Dowdie occurs mostly in The Americas, where 84 percent of Dowdie are found; 47 percent are found in Caribbean and 47 percent are found in Anglo-Caribbean.

The surname is most frequently held in Jamaica, where it is borne by 201 people, or 1 in 14,278. In Jamaica Dowdie is most frequent 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 Dowdie occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 36 percent are found and England, where 15 percent are found.

Dowdie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dowdie has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 15,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dowdie Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Dowdie are 15.34% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 68.57% registered with 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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Dewde7344/
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Duwdi731/
Dobde731/
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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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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
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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 Dowdie
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