Dowkins Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Honduras

Dowkins Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dowkins Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Dowkins Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dowkins is most common in The United States. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dowkins? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dowkins is the 5,391,485th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Dowkins are found; 92 percent are found in North America and 92 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Dowkins is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 30,204,911. In The United States Dowkins is most prevalent in: Florida, where 17 percent reside, Massachusetts, where 17 percent reside and Arkansas, where 8 percent reside. Apart from The United States this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Honduras, where 8 percent reside.

Dowkins Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dowkins has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dowkins surname expanded 240 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dowkins Last Name Statistics demography

Dowkins earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 67.42% less than the national average, earning $14,056 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dawkins8634,890/
Dewkins865/
Daawkins802/
Dhawkins801/
Dauwkins801/
Dawkiens801/
Dawkinss801/
Dawkinns801/
D'Hawkins751/
Dabkins712/
Dawkens712/
Defkins711/
Dawkims711/
Dobkens710/

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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
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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 Dowkins
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