Dowee Surname

640,141st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 475 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Dowee Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dowee Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia4711:9,3601,051
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

The alternate forms: Dowée (1) are calculated separately.

Dowee (18) may also be a first name.

Dowee Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dowee occurs in Liberia more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as: Dowée. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dowee? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 640,141st most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 15,342,202 people. Dowee occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Dowee are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most frequently held first name throughout the world, borne by 18 people.

The last name Dowee is most common in Liberia, where it is carried by 471 people, or 1 in 9,360. In Liberia Dowee is primarily concentrated in: Bong County, where 44 percent reside, Montserrado County, where 34 percent reside and Bomi County, where 7 percent reside. Other than Liberia this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dowée931/
Douwee9155/
Doewee9113/
Doweer911/
Doweet911/
Doweey910/
Dowe897,646/
Doweesh834/
Dowie804,024/
Dowey801,130/
Doeve80607/
Dewee80529/
Dobee80397/
Douwe80300/
Dohwe80226/
Doweh80192/
Doyee8070/
Dawee8048/
Dowei8043/
Dowez8031/
Dovee8030/
Dowea8012/
Duwee8012/
Doiee809/
Dojee804/
Dhowe802/
Dowwe802/
Doewe802/
Hdowe801/
Doywe801/
Tdowe801/
Doweu801/
Doowe801/
Doeie801/
Doe7587,460/
Dee7543,248/
Daweye73805/
Douwie73101/
Doobee7395/
Dhobee7383/
Dowwey7354/
Dowoue7354/
Dowhie7327/
Douwei7318/
Dgawee7318/
Dehwee7311/
Dowhey739/
Douehe738/
Doweah736/
Daewee736/
Deewee734/
Dawwee734/
Douweh733/
Dhovee733/
Daweez733/
Duowei733/
Doveet732/
Doojee732/
Daweje732/
Doiehe731/
Deweey731/
Duoyee731/
Duweed731/
Doswer731/
Doveer731/
Doweih731/
Dowerh731/
Dowher731/
Dawees731/
Douyee731/
Dowieh731/
Daweeh731/
Dohbee731/
Doowed731/
Dhoeye731/
Dhoiee731/
Doweis731/
Douwez731/
Dahwee731/
Dowest730/
Dowess730/
Doubee730/
Doihee730/
Dhowheeth713/
Dove6741,188/
Dawe6720,350/
Duwe6713,294/
Deve6711,926/
Doue6711,865/
Doye6710,010/
Dobe675,926/
Deye675,425/
Dewe672,316/
Dowi67899/
Doie67869/
Dhoe67377/
Dhee67272/
Doje67192/
Deje67176/
Dowy67174/
Deea67143/
Doeh6796/
Deie6795/
Doweidt6768/
Deue6731/
Deae6718/
Deey6717/
Döwe6711/
Dhaweye6710/
Ddee677/
Doewhea676/
Deej675/
Dowé674/
Dowestt672/
Dowj672/
D'Hoeye672/
Tdee672/
Deeweey671/
Ddhobee671/
Doswett671/
Douweha671/
Doweitd671/
Tdoe671/
Düwe671/
Dowē671/
Douwoue671/
Doweish671/
Daweher671/
Dosweit671/

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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 Dowee
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