Dowls Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Dowls Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dowls Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Dowls Last Name Facts

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

Dowls is found most frequently in The United States. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dowls? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dowls is the 4,908,606th most prevalent surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. Dowls is predominantly found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Dowls reside; 94 percent reside in North America and 94 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Dowls is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 24,163,929. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Missouri, where 40 percent are found, Alabama, where 7 percent are found and Arizona, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Australia, where 6 percent are found.

Dowls Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dowls has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Dowls last name increased 1,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dowls Last Name Statistics demography

Dowls earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 45.83% less than the national average, earning $23,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dowles91136/
Dowels9146/
Dowless83786/
Dowells8342/
Dowiels834/
Dobls802/
Dawls802/
Dowelles771/
Dobles731,181/
Dawils7319/
Dovles7315/
Dobels739/
Dewles731/
Dewels731/
Doblls731/
Dawles730/
Doubles67101/
Doubels6739/
Dauwels6735/
Dawless6726/
Duobles6712/
Dewells6710/
Dewaels679/
Dawiels671/
Dobells671/
Dewelsh670/
Duwells670/

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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 Dowls
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