Dowed Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

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

Dowed Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dowed Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland221:201,3589,557
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States891:564,25538,527

Dowed (5) may also be a first name.

Dowed Last Name Facts

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

Dowed is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Dowed.

How Common Is The Last Name Dowed? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dowed is the 8,193,072nd most common last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Dowed occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 80 percent of Dowed are found; 80 percent are found in North America and 80 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Dowed is also the 5,493,085th most frequent forename internationally. It is borne by 5 people.

It is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 90,614,733. In The United States Dowed is primarily found in: New Jersey, where 50 percent are found and Washington, where 50 percent are found. Barring The United States this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Pakistan, where 20 percent are found.

Dowed Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dowed has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Dowed surname declined 96 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dowed Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Doowed911/
Doed8922/
Doweidt8368/
Doweitd831/
Dawed8016,174/
Doedt80101/
Doyed8020/
Dewed8015/
Dowet8012/
Dobed806/
Doued803/
Dowid802/
Duwed801/
Doved801/
Dowyd800/
Doubed73300/
Dowaid73200/
Daoued73146/
Dhoedt7370/
Daweed7338/
Dewied7333/
Dowett7315/
Doejad7313/
Deweid7311/
Dawued739/
Doejod732/
Dawwed732/
Dawied732/
Daweud732/
Doheed731/
Dowete731/
Dowite731/
Deweed731/
Dovhed731/
Duweed731/
Doweet731/
Doveyd731/
Dowidt731/
Dhawed731/
Doived731/
Dowest730/
Douied730/
Dogged730/
Doud675,914/
Deed671,240/
Dead67155/
Deud67150/
D'Hoedt67119/
Deid6789/
Died6757/
Daed6751/
Doyd6745/
Doet6737/
Dowhite6727/
Dued6718/
Doid678/
Dyed676/
Doggedd673/
Deyd672/
Dowestt672/
Deeweed671/
Hdoubed671/
Dosweit671/
Dowitte671/
Dewuedt671/
Doswett671/
Doewett670/

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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 Dowed
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