Dowels Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

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

Dowels Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dowels Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States411:8,840,462379,649
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Dowels Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dowels is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dowels? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,876,555th most widely held family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 158,424,911 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 89 percent of Dowels are found; 89 percent are found in North America and 89 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Dowels is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 41 people, or 1 in 8,840,462. In The United States Dowels is most frequent in: Georgia, where 39 percent live, Florida, where 27 percent live and Texas, where 22 percent live. Apart from The United States it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 4 percent live and Australia, where 2 percent live.

Dowels Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dowels has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 820 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dowels Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Dowels surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

Dowels earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 53.54% less than the national average, earning $20,046 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dowells9242/
Dowiels924/
Dowls9116/
Doels917/
Dowelles861/
Dowles83136/
Dobels839/
Doeles832/
Douels830/
Dowless77786/
Doubels7739/
Dauwels7735/
Doelsch7723/
Doveles773/
Dobells771/
Doisels771/
Dawiels771/
Duwells770/
Doehles770/
Diels732,730/
Daels73445/
Douls73249/
Doelz7377/
Deils7345/
Dyels7320/
Deels737/
Deals734/
Dawls732/
Doyls732/
Duels732/
Dobls732/
Deuls730/
Doils730/
Dewaeles7135/
Dobles671,181/
Dabels67389/
Dujols67366/
Duwelz67364/
Dijols67314/
Dewals67220/
Devals67206/
Doyles67162/
Diehls67105/
Duyols6734/
Doyals6724/
Dawils6719/
Dieles6718/
Deales6716/
Dovles6715/
Dueles6711/
Daiels679/
Deihls678/
Dewols678/
Tdeals674/
Devels674/
Devols673/
Daeles672/
Doules672/
Dooyls671/
Doulse671/
Doiles671/
Doblls671/
Dubels671/
Deasls671/
Deills671/
Deeles671/
Dawles670/
Deules670/
Dovals670/
Dieals670/

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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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  • 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 Dowels
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