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

The surname Dowes is borne by more people in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

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

Dowes is the 1,746,159^th most prevalent last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 66,250,417 people. The last name occurs predominantly 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 1,504,468^th most widespread first name world-wide, held by 45 people.

The last name is most widespread in The Philippines, where it is borne by 38 people, or 1 in 2,664,164. In The Philippines it is most numerous in: Western Visayas, where 45 percent reside, Calabarzon, where 24 percent reside and Central Luzon, where 13 percent reside. Besides The Philippines Dowes exists 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 prevalency of Dowes has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 65 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 68 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Dowes Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Dowes surname is chiefly 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 with 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.