Dowkes Surname
Approximately 152 people bear this surname
Dowkes Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 86 | 1:647,884 | 37,755 |
| Canada | 51 | 1:722,463 | 57,796 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 26 | 1:937,514 | 38,808 |
Dowkes Demographics
Average Dowkes Salary in
England
£42,463
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
Dowkes Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dowkes Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Dowkes is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dowkes? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,422,956th most widespread family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 47,944,381 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 63 percent of Dowkes are found; 61 percent are found in Northern Europe and 58 percent are found in British Isles.
Dowkes is most commonly occurring in England, where it is held by 86 people, or 1 in 647,884. In England it is primarily concentrated in: North Yorkshire, where 79 percent live, South Yorkshire, where 10 percent live and Kent, where 5 percent live. Beside England Dowkes occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 34 percent live and Norway, where 3 percent live.
Dowkes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Dowkes has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Dowkes last name increased 331 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Dowkes Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Dowkes earn in different countries varies marginally. In Norway they earn 8.52% more than the national average, earning 375,567 kr per year and in Canada they earn 4.89% more than the national average, earning $52,113 CAD per year.
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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 Dowkes
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