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 more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dowles? popularity and diffusion

Dowles is the 1,527,735th most commonly held last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 53,584,896 people. The surname Dowles is mostly found in The Americas, where 68 percent of Dowles live; 68 percent live in North America and 68 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 92 people, or 1 in 3,939,771. In The United States Dowles is most prevalent in: Louisiana, where 37 percent reside, North Carolina, where 11 percent reside and Missouri, where 9 percent reside. Aside from The United States it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 29 percent reside and Australia, where 4 percent reside.

Dowles Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dowles has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Dowles surname rose 657 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 19 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dowles Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Dowles are 7.78% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.55% being 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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