Dowelani Surname

1,849,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 100 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Dowelani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dowelani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1001:541,77742,852

Dowelani (877) may also be a first name.

Dowelani Last Name Facts

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

Dowelani is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Dowelani.

How Common Is The Last Name Dowelani? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,849,867th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 72,875,459 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Dowelani reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Dowelani is also the 274,607th most frequently used first name world-wide, held by 877 people.

Dowelani is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is borne by 100 people, or 1 in 541,777. In South Africa Dowelani is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 47 percent reside, Limpopo, where 47 percent reside and Mpumalanga, where 2 percent reside.

Dowelani Last Name Statistics demography

Dowelani earn significantly more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 32.31% more than the national average, earning R 314,412 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Doelani934/
Doelgani8839/
Daelani80437/
Doulani80245/
Dealani805/
Daelangi75125/
Dehalani7516/
Douhlani758/
Dealaniz755/
Doulanni753/
Doulanie752/
Dealanis752/
Doulhani751/
Diyelani751/
Daellani751/
Deyalani751/
Dheyalani711/
Dajlani67679/
Daulani67242/
Dailani67211/
Doulane6749/
Doulana6725/
Daylani673/
Dielane672/
Dealane672/
Deylane672/
Dielany671/
Dealany671/
Dieloni671/
Duelany671/
Deelane671/
Doulany670/

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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 Dowelani
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