Dowi Surname

393,206th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 899 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Dowi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dowi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia4511:293,23526,157
DR Congo2051:360,38831,424
Zimbabwe961:160,81520,064
Nigeria591:3,002,42093,371
Papua New Guinea511:159,87722,106
Niger171:1,128,94224,295
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Dowi (660) may also be a first name.

Dowi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dowi is more commonly found in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dowi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 393,206th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 8,106,280 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 52 percent of Dowi live; 52 percent live in Southeast Asia and 51 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 323,152nd most prevalent forename throughout the world, borne by 660 people.

Dowi is most frequently occurring in Indonesia, where it is held by 451 people, or 1 in 293,235. In Indonesia it is most common in: East Java, where 33 percent are found, East Nusa Tenggara, where 30 percent are found and Banten, where 12 percent are found. Beside Indonesia this surname occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 23 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dowie894,024/
Dowai8983/
Dowei8943/
Dhowi8940/
Dohwi8928/
Douwi8914/
Dowoi899/
Hdowi891/
Dowgi891/
Dowih891/
Doswi891/
Dowui891/
Dowais80203/
Douwie80101/
Dowich8033/
Dowhie8027/
Duowai8018/
Douwei8018/
Dowaia8018/
Duowoi8017/
Dohwai8015/
Douwai8013/
Dowhai806/
Duowei803/
Doweih801/
Dowoit801/
Dowieh801/
Doowio801/
Dhowui801/
Doweis801/
Dowhij801/
Dowhiz801/
Dowhui801/
Dowhyi801/
Dowidt801/
Dowhip800/
Dewi75433,787/
Dawi7522,489/
Dovi7512,394/
Dowe757,646/
Dobi756,868/
Duwi75518/
Dowy75174/
Dowé754/
Dowj752/
Dowē751/
Doweidt7368/
Dhohwai731/
Doweitd731/
Dowhitt731/
Doweish731/
Dowwich731/
Dosweit731/
Dhobi6770,415/
Dhovi6738,361/
Dawai678,109/
Dobai673,873/
Doubi672,775/
Dawei671,768/
Dovis671,274/
Dowey671,130/
Douvi671,065/
Dhewi67983/
Douwa67870/
Dovie67545/
Duwai67492/
Doevi67490/
Dowee67475/
Dhawi67324/
Douwe67300/
Dowhy67296/
Dobui67289/
Doowa67276/
Devoi67264/
Doibe67233/
Dohwe67226/
Dobei67205/
Dahwi67194/
Doweh67192/
Doboi67185/
Tdawi67171/
Dobhi67159/
Doywa67137/
Dewie67125/
Daboi67111/
Doway67109/
Dojwa67104/
Duwei6775/
Duboi6773/
Dovio6772/
Dewai6767/
Dovai6766/
Dawie6760/
Doobi6759/
Dewei6751/
Doiwa6745/
Daawi6744/
Doovi6741/
Dewih6737/
Dawui6732/
Dowez6731/
Dewiy6729/
Dovid6725/
Daewi6720/
Dawih6720/
Davoi6719/
Dawoi6719/
Dewui6718/
Dewii6715/
Duwii6715/
Dovih6714/
Dovoi6714/
Doibi6713/
Deewi6712/
Dowoy6712/
Dowea6712/
Duwid6710/
Dovhi678/
Dobii678/
Duwiy678/
Dawiy675/
Hdawi675/
Dowaa674/
Hdewi674/
Dewwi674/
Ddobi673/
Dawwi673/
Dhowe672/
Dawii672/
Dowwe672/
Dovit672/
Duwoi672/
Doewe672/
Dovui672/
Duvoi672/
Doivi672/
Duwie672/
Douui672/
Dovgi671/
Hdowe671/
Doiby671/
Dewoi671/
Dhuwi671/
Deuwi671/
Dovei671/
Dowha671/
Doyui671/
Doywe671/
Dawip671/
Duovi671/
Dawyi671/
Dauwi671/
Dovii671/
Dosui671/
Tdowe671/
Dohvi671/
Doiva671/
Duwih671/
Doweu671/
Dowée671/
Dehwi671/
Dowwa671/
Doowe671/
Dewhi671/
Tdowj671/
Dowyd670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dowi
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