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

Dowi occurs in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dowi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 393,206th most frequently held surname internationally, held by around 1 in 8,106,280 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 52 percent of Dowi live; 52 percent live in Southeast Asia and 51 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Dowi is also the 323,152nd most frequently used first name at a global level, held by 660 people.

This last name is most widespread in Indonesia, where it is held by 451 people, or 1 in 293,235. In Indonesia it is most prevalent in: East Java, where 33 percent reside, East Nusa Tenggara, where 30 percent reside and Banten, where 12 percent reside. Not including Indonesia this surname exists in 12 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 23 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 11 percent reside.

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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