Dowerg Surname

2,075,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 82 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Dowerg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dowerg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany811:993,89568,573
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Dowerg Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dowerg is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dowerg? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,075,631st most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 88,872,511 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Dowerg live; 99 percent live in Western Europe and 99 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 81 people, or 1 in 993,895. In Germany it is most numerous in: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 37 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 35 percent are found and Hesse, where 16 percent are found. Besides Germany this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Poland, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Doverg8314/
Doberg835/
Dowerk834/
Douberg771/
Doerk73387/
Dearg732/
Duerg731/
Deirg731/
Dourg730/
Duberg67318/
Duverg6736/
Düberg6727/
Doerck6721/
Dewerk6720/
Devorg671/
Dourgs671/
Dourgh671/
Dejorg671/
Deharg671/
Deverg671/
Devarg671/
Dowark670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dowerg
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