Dowlay Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Dowlay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 9 | 1:5,131,100 | 45,516 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
Dowlay (650) may also be a first name.
Dowlay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dowlay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Dowlay occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Dowlay click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dowlay? popularity and diffusion
Dowlay is the 5,391,485th most commonly used surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 69 percent of Dowlay reside; 69 percent reside in East Africa and 69 percent reside in Cushitic Africa. Dowlay is also the 325,842nd most commonly used first name worldwide It is held by 650 people.
This last name is most common in Kenya, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 5,131,100. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Mandera County, where 44 percent live, Wajir County, where 44 percent live and Marsabit County, where 11 percent live. Beside Kenya this last name is found in one country. It is also common in India, where 31 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dowla | 91 | 3,350 | / |
| Dowly | 91 | 10 | / |
| Dowley | 83 | 1,464 | / |
| Dowlah | 83 | 409 | / |
| Dowloy | 83 | 9 | / |
| Dowlai | 83 | 4 | / |
| Dowlla | 83 | 3 | / |
| Dhowla | 83 | 3 | / |
| Dowliy | 83 | 1 | / |
| Dawlay | 83 | 1 | / |
| Doblay | 83 | 1 | / |
| Dowlya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Dowlea | 83 | 1 | / |
| Dowlly | 83 | 0 | / |
| Dowlasz | 77 | 100 | / |
| Doublay | 77 | 2 | / |
| Doswley | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dowleey | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dowllah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dowlass | 77 | 0 | / |
| Dawla | 73 | 1,588 | / |
| Dowle | 73 | 1,533 | / |
| Dobla | 73 | 837 | / |
| Dawly | 73 | 335 | / |
| Dewla | 73 | 267 | / |
| Dovla | 73 | 42 | / |
| Dowli | 73 | 12 | / |
| Dewly | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dovly | 73 | 0 | / |
| Doublaye | 71 | 40 | / |
| Dowlasch | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dawley | 67 | 3,772 | / |
| Doubla | 67 | 3,108 | / |
| Dawlah | 67 | 939 | / |
| Dewley | 67 | 86 | / |
| Dowletowa | 67 | 74 | / |
| Dobley | 67 | 51 | / |
| Dublay | 67 | 48 | / |
| Dovlad | 67 | 43 | / |
| Dhowle | 67 | 29 | / |
| Dewlla | 67 | 13 | / |
| Dowleh | 67 | 11 | / |
| Dhawla | 67 | 10 | / |
| Doblia | 67 | 8 | / |
| Dawloy | 67 | 7 | / |
| Dovlat | 67 | 7 | / |
| Dowlou | 67 | 6 | / |
| Dawlia | 67 | 4 | / |
| Dhovla | 67 | 4 | / |
| Doblea | 67 | 3 | / |
| Dawlai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dablay | 67 | 2 | / |
| Duwlap | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dovley | 67 | 2 | / |
| Douwle | 67 | 2 | / |
| Doowle | 67 | 2 | / |
| Doblly | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dovlas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Douwli | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dowled | 67 | 1 | / |
| Duobla | 67 | 1 | / |
| Deewla | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dawhla | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dawlas | 67 | 0 | / |
| Dowleu | 67 | 0 | / |
| Dawlap | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Dowlay
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