Dowlen Surname
Approximately 1,086 people bear this surname
Dowlen Surname Definition:
= Doolan, q.v. There are several places called Downie in Scotland which have probably assimilated their Celtic diminutive suff. (-án) to the English suff.
Dowlen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,003 | 1:361,375 | 32,206 |
| England | 60 | 1:928,634 | 47,428 |
| Northern Ireland | 21 | 1:87,859 | 5,745 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 78 | 1:312,505 | 20,777 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 131 | 1:383,349 | 28,717 |
Dowlen (14) may also be a first name.
Dowlen Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
= Doolan, q.v. There are several places called Downie in Scotland which have probably assimilated their Celtic diminutive suff. (-án) to the English suff.
Dowlen Demographics
Average Dowlen Salary in
United States
$41,393 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Dowlen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dowlen Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dowlen is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Dowlen.
How Common Is The Last Name Dowlen? popularity and diffusion
The surname Dowlen is the 338,735th most commonly used family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 6,710,447 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 87 percent of Dowlen live; 87 percent live in North America and 87 percent live in Anglo-North America. Dowlen is also the 3,024,661st most frequently occurring first name world-wide, held by 14 people.
Dowlen is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 1,003 people, or 1 in 361,375. In The United States Dowlen is mostly concentrated in: Tennessee, where 47 percent are found, Texas, where 15 percent are found and Georgia, where 6 percent are found. Aside from The United States this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 6 percent are found and Northern Ireland, where 2 percent are found.
Dowlen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Dowlen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dowlen last name expanded 766 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 23 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Dowlen Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Dowlen surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Dowlen surname are 20.62% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 67.39% registered with the party.
Dowlen earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.07% less than the national average, earning $41,393 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dowleng | 92 | 1 | / |
| Dowelen | 92 | 0 | / |
| Dowlean | 92 | 0 | / |
| Dowleyne | 86 | 15 | / |
| Douwelen | 86 | 2 | / |
| Dowlin | 83 | 675 | / |
| Dewlen | 83 | 113 | / |
| Doblen | 83 | 42 | / |
| Dowlng | 83 | 6 | / |
| Dowlyn | 83 | 4 | / |
| Dawlen | 83 | 3 | / |
| Doweln | 83 | 1 | / |
| Dovlen | 83 | 0 | / |
| Dawilen | 77 | 13 | / |
| Doublen | 77 | 12 | / |
| Dowline | 77 | 7 | / |
| Dowlind | 77 | 2 | / |
| Doblean | 77 | 2 | / |
| Doblein | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dowlint | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dawlean | 77 | 0 | / |
| Dowllin | 77 | 0 | / |
| Dovlien | 77 | 0 | / |
| Dobln | 73 | 1 | / |
| Doublein | 71 | 111 | / |
| Doweling | 71 | 5 | / |
| Dowlling | 71 | 5 | / |
| Douwelin | 71 | 2 | / |
| Hdowling | 71 | 1 | / |
| Daweleng | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dewellen | 71 | 0 | / |
| Dowiling | 71 | 0 | / |
| Ddowling | 71 | 0 | / |
| Doblin | 67 | 409 | / |
| Dublen | 67 | 41 | / |
| Dewlin | 67 | 30 | / |
| Douweling | 67 | 12 | / |
| Dablen | 67 | 8 | / |
| Dovlin | 67 | 8 | / |
| Dawlin | 67 | 7 | / |
| Dobeln | 67 | 6 | / |
| Davlen | 67 | 3 | / |
| Dovlén | 67 | 2 | / |
| D'Dowling | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dowelling | 67 | 1 | / |
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