Dowill Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Dowill Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dowill Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Dowill (6) may also be a first name.

Dowill Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dowill occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dowill? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,968,613th most widespread last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Dowill reside; 50 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 50 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Dowill is also the 4,967,096th most frequently used first name internationally, held by 6 people.

The surname is most frequent in Indonesia, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 132,249,194. In Indonesia it is mostly found in: North Sumatra, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Indonesia it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 25 percent reside and The United States, where 25 percent reside.

Dowill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dowill has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Dowill surname declined 90 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dowgill9296/
Dowhill921/
Duowill920/
Dowil9135/
Dowll913/
Dowell8326,584/
Dowile83225/
Dobill8356/
Dewill8330/
Dawill839/
Doewll831/
Dowl80264/
Doewell7726/
Doweell773/
Dawille773/
Dowwell771/
Dowelll771/
Douwell771/
Duwisll770/
Dowelle770/
Dewil73898/
Dowel73505/
Dawil73216/
Dobil73123/
Dovll733/
Dewll733/
Duwil732/
Dhowl731/
Dobll730/
Dawll730/
Douswell710/
Dewell671,399/
Dobell671,134/
Dabill67310/
Dawile67308/
Duwell67194/
Düwell67165/
Dowele67133/
Dewiel6790/
Dhobil6778/
Dubill6760/
Dawell6755/
Dosuil6717/
Dowleh6711/
Dawihl678/
Dawail677/
Dawiel676/
Douwel675/
Dahwil674/
Daweil672/
Doubil672/
Doowel671/
Doewel671/
Doivle671/
Dawilh671/
Dowled671/

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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 Dowill
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