Dowes Surname

1,746,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 110 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Dowes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dowes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines381:2,664,164134,326
United States221:16,475,406557,260
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
England121:4,643,172139,951
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England381:641,45731,575
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States631:797,12249,780

Dowes (45) may also be a first name.

Dowes Last Name Facts

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

Dowes is found most in The Philippines. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dowes? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,746,159th most frequently used surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 66,250,417 people. It occurs predominantly 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 1,504,468th most widespread first name throughout the world, borne by 45 people.

This last name is most commonly used in The Philippines, where it is held by 38 people, or 1 in 2,664,164. In The Philippines it is primarily concentrated in: Western Visayas, where 45 percent reside, Calabarzon, where 24 percent reside and Central Luzon, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account The Philippines Dowes occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent reside and South Africa, where 13 percent reside.

Dowes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dowes has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing 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 surname is primarily Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Dowes last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the political 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Douwes911,591/
Dowies91121/
Doewes9111/
Dowese919/
Doweis911/
Dowest910/
Dowess910/
Does891,789/
Doowese8313/
Doweesh834/
Dowestt832/
Dowesse831/
Doweish831/
Dowease830/
Dowiess830/
Dawes8027,055/
Dewes803,340/
Dowis80990/
Dobes80696/
Doves80243/
Däwes8050/
Dowez8031/
Doyes8030/
Doess8020/
Dojes8014/
Doues8013/
Duwes8010/
Dowec802/
Doies801/
Doesh801/
Doowuese77113/
Douwuese771/
Dewees733,551/
Dobesh73581/
Dobeis73367/
Dowais73203/
Dewies7396/
Dewess7355/
Daoues7349/
Doeves7336/
Deweis7332/
Dawies7331/
Dioyes7330/
Douves7326/
Dooyes7319/
Dooves7318/
D'Ewes7317/
Dobesz7317/
Dobeas7315/
Dovies7310/
Dawesh7310/
Doesch736/
Doveas735/
Dooies734/
Dewesh733/
Duwesh733/
Duwest733/
Douwis733/
Dowish732/
Dovets732/
Duiwes732/
Dogges731/
Deweas731/
Dawess731/
Ddoves731/
Dawees731/
Doveis731/
Douese731/
Dewwes731/
Dobesj731/
Daewes731/
Douest731/
Dowise731/
Douwez731/
Duwees730/
Doubes730/
Dowece730/
Deus6787,453/
Dees6717,005/
Deas677,598/
Dous674,053/
Deis673,123/
Dies672,524/
Dues671,210/
Deys67967/
Daes67951/
Dyes67593/
Dois67245/
Dojs67154/
Doez6768/
Douveas6731/
Doys6710/
Daweesh677/
Dovetts676/
Dejs674/
Doggess673/
Doobesh672/
Douvies672/
Deweess671/
Dewey's671/
Daweese671/
Daweiss671/
Dooyese671/
Dawuese671/
Deás671/
Doyveas671/
Daouess671/
Duweysh671/
Dahoues671/
Doessch670/
Duweiss670/

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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 Dowes
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