Dowles Surname

1,527,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 136 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Dowles Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dowles Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States921:3,939,771214,590
England391:1,428,66862,556
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England481:507,82027,631
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Dowles Last Name Facts

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

Dowles is most common in The United States. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Dowles.

How Common Is The Last Name Dowles? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,527,735th most prevalent surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 53,584,896 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 68 percent of Dowles live; 68 percent live in North America and 68 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Dowles is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 92 people, or 1 in 3,939,771. In The United States it is most numerous in: Louisiana, where 37 percent live, North Carolina, where 11 percent live and Missouri, where 9 percent live. Excluding The United States it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 29 percent live and Australia, where 4 percent live.

Dowles Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dowles has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dowles last name increased 657 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 19 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dowles Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Dowles surname are 7.78% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 54.55% registered with the political party.

Dowles earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 31.32% less than the national average, earning $29,635 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dowless92786/
Dowlesh923/
Dowls9116/
Dowelles861/
Dobles831,181/
Dowels8346/
Dovles8315/
Dewles831/
Dawles830/
Doubles77101/
Dowells7742/
Dawless7726/
Duobles7712/
Dowiels774/
Dovleus772/
Dobls732/
Dawls732/
Dewelles7124/
Dubles67182/
Dables6788/
Dawils6719/
Dobels679/
Doblez677/
Davles677/
Doblis673/
Doblys673/
Devles671/
Duwlis671/
Doblex671/
Doblls671/
Dewels671/

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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 Dowles
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