Downa Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Downa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Downa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Downa (79) may also be a first name.

Downa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Downa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﻭﻧﻪ) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Downa.

How Common Is The Last Name Downa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,360,413th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name Downa is primarily found in The Americas, where 78 percent of Downa reside; 78 percent reside in North America and 78 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,083,225th most commonly used given name on earth, borne by 79 people.

It is most common in The United States, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 51,779,848. In The United States Downa is primarily concentrated in: Massachusetts, where 43 percent live, California, where 29 percent live and Tennessee, where 29 percent live. Besides The United States it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Mauritania, where 11 percent live and Russia, where 11 percent live.

Downa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Downa has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Downa last name expanded 117 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Downa Last Name Statistics demography

Downa earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 19.5% more than the national average, earning $51,562 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Downat9111/
Duowna915/
Downah912/
Douwna911/
Downay911/
Downea910/
Dowa892,563/
Dowenna831/
Downapp831/
Downaha830/
Dovna80108/
Dhowa8039/
Dawna809/
Ddowa806/
Towna805/
Dobna803/
Dtowa801/
Dowingna771/
Downey7358,148/
Dawnay73122/
Douvna7340/
Downeu733/
Dawnna733/
Dovnat732/
Downei731/
Downoi731/
Doubna731/
Dovnah730/
Dohbna730/
Towa674,898/
Dova671,998/
Downney674/
Dawnaha674/
Dahwnga671/
Dawnatt671/
Dobinna671/
Dawnnah671/
Dawhnai671/
Doowney670/

Downa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Downa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺩﻭﻧﻪdwnh-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Downa
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