Dowing Surname

985,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 261 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Costa Rica

Dowing Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dowing Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1831:1,980,650127,499
Philippines461:2,200,831124,033
England101:5,571,806158,774
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Costa Rica71:682,8675,051
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England791:308,54920,627
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3191:157,42514,458

Dowing (30) may also be a first name.

Dowing Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dowing occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dowing? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 985,740th most prevalent family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 27,921,632 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 74 percent of Dowing are found; 70 percent are found in North America and 70 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,911,214th most frequently held first name at a global level, held by 30 people.

The last name Dowing is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 183 people, or 1 in 1,980,650. In The United States Dowing is mostly concentrated in: California, where 32 percent are found, Oklahoma, where 8 percent are found and Texas, where 7 percent are found. Other than The United States it exists in 10 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 18 percent are found and England, where 4 percent are found.

Dowing Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dowing has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 43 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 87 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dowing Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Dowing last name are 29.32% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 76.09% being registered with the political party.

Dowing earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 16.95% less than the national average, earning $35,837 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dowings9214/
Dowihng925/
Dowaing922/
Doweing921/
Dowwing921/
Dowinng921/
Doowing921/
Dowhing920/
Downg911/
Dewing832,763/
Dawing83663/
Dobing83254/
Doweng8317/
Duwing8315/
Downng837/
Doswng831/
D'Ewing772/
Deewing771/
Doibing771/
Doobing770/
Dawng734/
Deewieng7130/
Daweng67181/
Deweng67107/
Dabing6778/
Duweng6728/
Dubing6717/
Dobeng6710/
Dowengowa671/
Dewink670/
Downck670/
Dewinck6214/
Deubing621/
Daweang621/
Dehuing621/
Dabng551/
Davng551/
Dabeng50126/
Dubeng508/
Dubink503/

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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
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  • 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 Dowing
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