Dowdon Surname

14,316,765th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Dowdon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dowdon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Dowdon Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dowdon occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dowdon? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 14,316,765th most prevalent family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Dowdon occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Dowdon are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 362,458,933. In The United States Dowdon is most frequent in: Illinois, where 100 percent are found.

Dowdon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dowdon has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dowdon surname declined 96 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dowdon Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Dowdon last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dowdoen924/
Dovdon831,233/
Dawdon833/
Dowdan832/
Dobdon831/
Dawdong771/
Dowdand770/
Dawdoung7129/
Dawdan674/
Dawdom671/
D'Abdon624/
Doufdan621/
Douvdan621/
Dawdane621/
Dawdung621/
Duvdan5032/
Dabdan503/
Dawdam502/
Davdan501/
Dufdan500/

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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 Dowdon
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