Dowings Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

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

Dowings Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dowings Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:25,889,924709,614
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Dowings Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dowings is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dowings? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,213,395th most frequently used last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname Dowings occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Dowings are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 25,889,924. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Louisiana, where 36 percent live, Arkansas, where 21 percent live and Texas, where 21 percent live.

Dowings Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dowings has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Dowings surname grew 1,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dowings Last Name Statistics demography

Dowings earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 16.17% more than the national average, earning $50,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dowing92261/
Dewings8646/
Dowihng865/
Dowwing861/
Dowinng861/
Doowing861/
Downg831/
Dawing77663/
Dobing77254/
Doweng7717/
Downng777/
Doswng771/
Doibing711/
Doobing710/
Dawng674/
Dowengowa631/
Dabing6278/
Dobeng6210/
Downck620/
Davng501/
Dabng501/

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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 Dowings
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