Dowery Surname

904,049th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 295 people bear this surname

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

Dowery Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dowery Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2331:1,555,618105,142
Northern Ireland171:108,5326,545
India161:47,941,586492,263
England131:4,286,005132,302
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States681:738,51047,095

Dowery Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dowery is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dowery? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 904,049th most commonly used last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 24,703,545 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 78 percent of Dowery are found; 78 percent are found in North America and 78 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 233 people, or 1 in 1,555,618. In The United States Dowery is primarily found in: Maryland, where 50 percent reside, Illinois, where 9 percent reside and New York, where 9 percent reside. Other than The United States this surname exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Northern Ireland, where 6 percent reside and India, where 5 percent reside.

Dowery Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dowery has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dowery last name expanded 343 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 260 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it decreased 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dowery Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Dowery last name are 27.33% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 80.56% being registered to vote for the party.

Dowery earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.06% less than the national average, earning $37,944 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Doweary9242/
Doweray921/
Doery91226/
Douweiry861/
Dowera83456/
Dowary83261/
Doiery8352/
Doerry8335/
Dowere8328/
Douery8317/
Dewery8315/
Doweri8312/
Dovery837/
Dawery832/
Doeriy831/
Dobery830/
Duwery830/
Douwere7724/
Dewerey7712/
Doveray775/
Doberay774/
Doberiy773/
Dhowera771/
Dhawery771/
Doobery771/
Dowaryh771/
Dowergi771/
Doggery770/
Doveroy770/
Dowirer770/
Dovgery770/
Deery734,079/
Deary732,544/
Deury732,291/
Doury731,247/
Diery73247/
Duery7366/
Doeri7346/
Doere7344/
Deiry7335/
Doiry733/
Daery732/
Dobeiray719/
Doveiray713/
Douwarey711/
Duoberry710/
Dowari674,415/
Devery671,644/
Doveri671,427/
Dubery67642/
Doiray67617/
Doerge67518/
Dovera67446/
Devary67412/
Dhoury67358/
Doiryo67264/
Doerre67258/
Dearry67108/
Doyere67106/
Dearey67105/
Dovere6787/
Davory6764/
Deiray6756/
Davery6751/
Dewere6751/
Dourey6748/
Dabery6745/
Dheiry6744/
Deerey6740/
Doutry6738/
Deasry6737/
Dobere6734/
Douray6733/
Deweri6731/
Deutry6731/
Deatry6729/
Devory6725/
Dowori6721/
Douere6720/
Dewary6718/
Doyeri6718/
Deyrey6715/
Dehary6714/
Douroy6714/
Doehre6713/
Deeray6712/
Dierry6711/
Dawary6710/
Duwera6710/
Deuray678/
Duiery678/
Daweri678/
Doehri677/
Doyiry676/
Deyray675/
Doyary675/
Doberi674/
Douera674/
Dyeryo674/
Dowiri674/
Doware672/
Dawere672/
Dyerry672/
Dourer672/
Doeraj671/
Dojere671/
Dhoere671/
Dawera671/
Duerry671/
Dougherry671/
Dowira671/
Deuery671/
Duwere671/
Doerai671/
Dojeri671/
Deviry671/
Deyrys671/
Doyroy671/
Dhaery671/
Duvery670/
Dourry670/
Deeary670/
Deeriy670/
Deerry670/
Dovary670/
Dueray670/
Deitry670/
Deiory670/
Doitry670/
Deurry670/
Deirry670/
Dowire670/
Doerea670/

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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 Dowery
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