Dowe Surname

65,293rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,646 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Antigua and Barbuda

Dowe Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of David,' from nick. Daw or Dow; v. Dawson for many instances.

Agnes Dowe, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Hugo Dowe, 1379: ibid.

Alicia Dowe, 1379: ibid.

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Dowe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,1771:166,49516,893
DR Congo1,6491:44,8035,434
Germany6611:121,79314,902
England5401:103,18210,844
Canada4711:78,2288,778
Australia4221:63,9717,671
Gabon3541:5,337981
Nigeria2351:753,79934,148
Malawi1831:93,54711,397
Jamaica1271:22,5981,886
Philippines1201:843,65278,842
Cameroon1181:176,00918,652
Papua New Guinea1171:69,6909,084
Zimbabwe761:203,13523,436
Antigua and Barbuda701:1,417247
Indonesia371:3,574,303189,798
South Africa321:1,693,05382,821
New Zealand281:161,72618,041
Brazil231:9,307,580200,052
United States Virgin Islands221:5,017770
Grenada201:5,427627
Congo141:356,3649,454
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Liberia131:339,11818,650
Mauritania121:341,23914,334
India101:76,706,538639,611
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Trinidad and Tobago81:170,4978,814
Finland81:687,08836,047
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Saint Kitts and Nevis71:7,886671
Benin71:1,476,51557,381
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Dominica41:18,973529
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
China21:683,660,78330,601
France21:33,211,361423,184
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Belize11:355,4743,977
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1831:133,19912,277
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3481:144,30713,520

The alternate forms: Döwe (11), Dowë (6), Dowé (4) & Dowē (1) are calculated separately.

Dowe (395) may also be a first name.

Dowe Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of David,' from nick. Daw or Dow; v. Dawson for many instances.

Agnes Dowe, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Hugo Dowe, 1379: ibid.

Alicia Dowe, 1379: ibid.

Adam Dowe-man, i.e. the servant of Dow, 1379: ibid.

1573-4. William Dowe and Ellenor Ellyott: Marriage Lic. (London).

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(Celtic) Of Dark or Black Com- plexion or Hair [Gaelic and Irish dubh (bh = w), dark, black] Cp. Duff (English) a Dialectal form of Dove, q.v. There may have been some confusion with Daw(e, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Probably a corruption of the Gaelic, Dhu, i.e. black; but don or doo, the Scottish for dove or pigeon, may be the origin. Dow, without prefix, is found in H.R. It also appears to have been a personal name, and to have given rise to Dowson, Dowse, Dowsing, and Dowsett, and also to the local name Dowsby in Lincolnshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Black.

The Origin and Signification of Scottish Surnames (1862) by Clifford Stanley Sims (1839-1896)

From Eu or Owe, Normandy. See Eu.

The Norman People (1874)

Dowe Last Name Facts

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

Dowe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺪﻭ) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur as: Döwe, Dowë, Dowé or Dowē. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dowe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 65,293rd most widely held last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 953,119 people. Dowe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 35 percent of Dowe reside; 31 percent reside in North America and 31 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Dowe is also the 434,832nd most commonly held first name on earth. It is borne by 395 people.

The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 2,177 people, or 1 in 166,495. In The United States Dowe is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 12 percent are found, Florida, where 9 percent are found and North Carolina, where 6 percent are found. Outside of The United States this last name is found in 63 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 22 percent are found and Germany, where 9 percent are found.

Dowe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dowe has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dowe surname grew 626 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 295 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 333 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dowe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Dowe surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Dowe surname are 0.51000000000001% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 53.74% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Dowe earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 77.85% less than the national average, earning R 52,644 per year; in United States they earn 0.96% less than the national average, earning $42,735 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.03% less than the national average, earning $42,714 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Döwe9211/
Dowë926/
Dowé924/
Dowē921/
Dowie894,024/
Dowey891,130/
Dowee89475/
Douwe89300/
Dohwe89226/
Doweh89192/
Dowei8943/
Dowez8931/
Dowea8912/
Dhowe892/
Dowwe892/
Doewe892/
Hdowe891/
Doywe891/
Tdowe891/
Doweu891/
Dowée891/
Doowe891/
Doe8687,460/
Dow8639,079/
Douwie80101/
Douwee8055/
Dowwey8054/
Dowoue8054/
Dowhie8027/
Douwei8018/
Doewee8013/
Dowhey809/
Doweah806/
Douweh803/
Duowei803/
Doswer801/
Doweer801/
Doweet801/
Doweih801/
Dowerh801/
Dowher801/
Dowieh801/
Doowed801/
Doweis801/
Douwez801/
Dowest800/
Doweey800/
Dowess800/
Dove7541,188/
Dawe7520,350/
Duwe7513,294/
Doue7511,865/
Doye7510,010/
Douw758,112/
Dobe755,926/
Dewe752,316/
Dowi75899/
Doie75869/
Doey75703/
Dhoe75377/
Doje75192/
Dowy75174/
Dhow75162/
Doeh7596/
Doei7578/
Doee7542/
Doow7518/
Hdow753/
Doej753/
Dowh753/
Dowj752/
Dojw752/
Tdoe751/
Doiw751/
Düwe751/
Duow750/
Doweidt7368/
Doewhea736/
Doweesh734/
Dowestt732/
Doswett731/
Douweha731/
Doweitd731/
Douwoue731/
Doweish731/
Dosweit731/
Doobe6723,450/
Dewey6722,110/
Dover6717,630/
Douet673,912/
Dovey673,672/
Dhobe673,004/
Dobey671,808/
Dawei671,768/
Dauwe671,678/
Doove671,453/
Dehwe671,318/
Deyoe67928/
Douwa67870/
Douez67727/
Dawey67651/
Daawe67634/
Doeve67607/
D'Hoe67574/
Dovie67545/
Dewee67529/
Doevi67490/
Douye67407/
Dhoye67402/
Dobea67398/
Dobee67397/
Doube67307/
Dogge67301/
Dowhy67296/
Doowa67276/
Doyet67267/
Doves67243/
Doibe67233/
Dobei67205/
Douei67173/
Dhewe67169/
Doywa67137/
Dewie67125/
Douve67121/
Dijoe67120/
Doway67109/
Dojwa67104/
Duweh67100/
Doeyo6791/
Dovez6790/
Dawea6784/
Dowai6783/
Douey6780/
Daoue6775/
Duwei6775/
Doyee6770/
Daweh6766/
Dhoje6763/
Doueh6763/
Dawie6760/
Tdawe6755/
Dhawe6752/
Dhuwe6752/
Dewei6751/
Däwes6750/
Deweh6748/
Dawee6748/
Dhoie6748/
Dogie6745/
Dovet6745/
Doiwa6745/
Doyez6744/
Dhowi6740/
Douie6737/
D'Houwer6735/
Deuwe6735/
Dhoey6734/
Daswe6734/
Doyes6730/
Dovee6730/
Dohwi6728/
Dobej6728/
Dhove6726/
Dajoe6720/
Dohve6720/
Doyed6720/
Duobe6719/
Dobhe6718/
Duoye6717/
Doiye6717/
Duwey6714/
Douwi6714/
Dojes6714/
Doejo6714/
Doyie6713/
Doues6713/
Doeih6712/
Dowoy6712/
Duwee6712/
Dojey6711/
Daioe6711/
Doiey6710/
Dojeh6710/
Doiee679/
Dayoe679/
Dowoi679/
Dohye679/
Dohea679/
Dooye677/
Dewea677/
Douea677/
Doyeh676/
Doyoe676/
Ddouw676/
Dooie675/
Doyei675/
Dewhe674/
Dojee674/
Dowaa674/
Dahwe674/
Daweu674/
Douje674/
Dhuow674/
Duwue673/
Dosue673/
Deewe673/
Doued673/
Dovea672/
Douée672/
Doveh672/
Duwie672/
Dooje672/
Hdowi671/
Doies671/
Dhouw671/
Dawhe671/
Ddobe671/
Dosve671/
Dovei671/
Dowgi671/
Dowha671/
Doyey671/
Doyhe671/
Duwhe671/
Dawue671/
Diyoe671/
Dowih671/
Doeia671/
Dawwe671/
Duuwe671/
Duwée671/
Dewej671/
Dhoow671/
Doswi671/
Doyep671/
Doyeu671/
Dowui671/
Doy'e671/
Doved671/
Doveu671/
Dowwa671/
Doiez671/
Hdove671/
Dyoye671/
Tdowj671/
Dyyoe671/
Doyae671/
Duiwe671/
Dioei671/
Doieh671/
Doeay671/
Doeie671/
Dowyd670/
Duyoe670/
Dowdd670/
Dddow670/

Dowe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dowe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺪﻭaldw75
ﺩﻭdw25

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