Dowis Surname

364,583rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 990 people bear this surname

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

Dowis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dowis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9471:382,74433,767
Philippines371:2,736,168135,784
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States761:660,77243,333

Dowis (31) may also be a first name.

Dowis Last Name Facts

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

Dowis is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dowis? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dowis is the 364,583rd most frequently used surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 7,361,157 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Dowis live; 95 percent live in North America and 95 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,874,099th most common first name throughout the world, held by 31 people.

The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 947 people, or 1 in 382,744. In The United States Dowis is most common in: Georgia, where 29 percent reside, South Carolina, where 14 percent reside and Colorado, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 4 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.

Dowis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dowis has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Dowis surname increased 1,246 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dowis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Dowis are 33.15% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 79.92% being registered to vote for the party.

Dowis earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.5% more than the national average, earning $43,365 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dowais91203/
Dowies91121/
Douwis913/
Dowish912/
Dowise911/
Doweis911/
Doweish831/
Dowiess830/
Dawis801,612/
Dewis801,388/
Dobis801,304/
Dovis801,274/
Dowes80110/
Duwis8017/
Dowiz805/
Dowitsch7731/
Dubois73216,066/
Douwes731,591/
Dawish73621/
Dobish73513/
Dobeis73367/
Dobisz73246/
Douvis73235/
Duvois73139/
Devois73126/
Dewies7396/
Dhobis7369/
Davois7341/
Dowich7333/
Deweis7332/
Dawies7331/
Dabois7320/
Dübois7316/
Dobois7315/
Dawist7314/
Doewes7311/
Dovies7310/
Dowese739/
Dobiss737/
Dewish737/
Dawise736/
Dawais735/
Dovish735/
Duwais734/
Dewijs734/
Daewis733/
Doubis733/
Dovais733/
Dawios732/
Dawiss732/
Duobis732/
Dobais731/
Dewois731/
Dobuis731/
Dawisz731/
Dewais731/
Dovois731/
Doveis731/
Dowhij731/
Dowhiz731/
Dovise731/
Duouis731/
Dowess730/
Dewiss730/
Dowest730/
Doviss730/
Dauvois67325/
Dahwish67165/
Davoise67106/
Dovgish6760/
Daubois6753/
Doowese6713/
Dosvais6713/
Daewish6712/
Doubois677/
Dawaish675/
Doweesh674/
Duboiss673/
Douvies672/
Dawidse672/
Dewisch672/
Ddubois672/
Dowestt672/
Duwaish671/
Duibois671/
Doubiss671/
Dowwich671/
Deubois671/
Daweiss671/
Duvoise671/
Dovisch671/
Duubois671/
Dowesse671/
Du'bois671/
Doovish671/
Dowease670/
Dowitch670/
Duweiss670/
Davoist670/

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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 Dowis
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