Dowly Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Dowly Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dowly Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States421:1,195,68367,545

Dowly Last Name Facts

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

Dowly (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺪﻭﻟﻪ) is found most in The United States. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dowly? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dowly is the 6,063,924th most frequent last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 60 percent of Dowly reside; 60 percent reside in North America and 60 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 60,409,822. In The United States Dowly is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 50 percent are found, California, where 17 percent are found and Florida, where 17 percent are found. Apart from The United States this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 20 percent are found and Australia, where 10 percent are found.

Dowly Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dowly has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dowly surname fell 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dowly Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Dowly earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 57.78% less than the national average, earning $18,219 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dowley911,464/
Dowlay9113/
Dowloy919/
Dowliy911/
Dowlya911/
Dowlly910/
Doswley831/
Dowleey831/
Dowla803,350/
Dowle801,533/
Dawly80335/
Dowli8012/
Dovly800/
Dawley733,772/
Dobley7351/
Dhowle7329/
Dowleh7311/
Dawloy737/
Dowlai734/
Dhowla733/
Dowlla733/
Doowle732/
Dovley732/
Douwle732/
Dawlay731/
Dowled731/
Douwli731/
Doblay731/
Doblly731/
Dowlea731/
Dowleu730/
Dhobley6742/
Doubley6717/
Dhawley675/
Dawilly673/
Dowlesh673/
Doublay672/
Dowller671/
Dohbley671/
Doovley671/
Dawlley670/
Dowelle670/

Dowly Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dowly in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺪﻭﻟﻪaldwlh-

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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
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  • 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 Dowly
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