Dowgan Surname
Approximately 21 people bear this surname
Dowgan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | 13 | 1:2,923,750 | 116,258 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,107,467 | 26,093 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
The alternate forms: Dowgań (1) are calculated separately.
Dowgan Demographics
Dowgan Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Dowgan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dowgan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dowgan is found most frequently in Poland. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Dowgań. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Dowgan? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,307,654th most prevalent family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 76 percent of Dowgan reside; 76 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 62 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.
The last name is most common in Poland, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 2,923,750. Beside Poland Dowgan occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 14 percent are found and Russia, where 14 percent are found.
Dowgan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Catholic (75%) in Ireland.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dowgań | 94 | 1 | / |
| Dowghan | 92 | 0 | / |
| Dovgan | 83 | 4,202 | / |
| Dobgan | 83 | 77 | / |
| Dawgan | 83 | 12 | / |
| Dewgan | 83 | 4 | / |
| Dovgane | 77 | 27 | / |
| Dubgan | 67 | 26 | / |
| Davgan | 67 | 23 | / |
| Dovganova | 67 | 8 | / |
| Dovgon | 67 | 7 | / |
| Defgan | 67 | 7 | / |
| Dovgam | 67 | 6 | / |
| Dawgon | 67 | 3 | / |
| Dabgan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dawgam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dewgon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dufgan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dafgan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Deuwgam | 62 | 10 | / |
| Dhabgan | 62 | 1 | / |
| Dafghan | 62 | 1 | / |
| Devgaan | 62 | 1 | / |
| Dovgom | 50 | 3 | / |
| Davgon | 50 | 2 | / |
| Davgam | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Dowgan
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