Dowes Surname
Approximately 110 people bear this surname
Dowes Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 38 | 1:2,664,164 | 134,326 |
| United States | 22 | 1:16,475,406 | 557,260 |
| South Africa | 14 | 1:3,869,836 | 127,494 |
| Canada | 13 | 1:2,834,276 | 161,175 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 38 | 1:641,457 | 31,575 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 63 | 1:797,122 | 49,780 |
Dowes (45) may also be a first name.
Dowes Demographics
Average Dowes Salary in
United States
$53,808 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Dowes Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dowes Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dowes is borne by more people in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Dowes? popularity and diffusion
Dowes is the 1,746,159th most frequently used family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 66,250,417 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 39 percent of Dowes reside; 36 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 35 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. Dowes is also the 1,504,468th most frequently used first name on earth. It is borne by 45 people.
The surname Dowes is most frequent in The Philippines, where it is carried by 38 people, or 1 in 2,664,164. In The Philippines Dowes is primarily concentrated in: Western Visayas, where 45 percent are found, Calabarzon, where 24 percent are found and Central Luzon, where 13 percent are found. Other than The Philippines Dowes is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent are found and South Africa, where 13 percent are found.
Dowes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Dowes has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname decreased 65 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 68 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Dowes Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Dowes last name is chiefly Catholic (50%) in Ireland.
In The United States Dowes are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Dowes earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 66.54% less than the national average, earning R 79,512 per year; in United States they earn 24.7% more than the national average, earning $53,808 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.37% less than the national average, earning $35,586 CAD per year.
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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 Dowes
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