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Where Does The Last Name Dowes Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Dowes is held by more people in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dowes? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 1,746,159^th most frequently used surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 66,250,417 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 39 percent of Dowes live; 36 percent live in Southeast Asia and 35 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. Dowes is also the 1,504,468^th most frequently held first name in the world. It is borne by 45 people.

The surname is most numerous in The Philippines, where it is held by 38 people, or 1 in 2,664,164. In The Philippines it is most frequent in: Western Visayas, where 45 percent reside, Calabarzon, where 24 percent reside and Central Luzon, where 13 percent reside. Other than The Philippines this last name occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent reside and South Africa, where 13 percent reside.

Dowes Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Dowes has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Dowes surname contracted 65 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 68 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Dowes Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Dowes last name is predominantly Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Dowes surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national 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.