Downar Surname

308,323rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,224 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Downar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Downar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland9621:39,5106,187
Germany1261:638,93250,304
United States791:4,588,088240,017
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
England41:13,929,515290,718
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Downar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Downar occurs most in Poland. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Downar? popularity and diffusion

The last name Downar is the 308,323rd most widely held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 5,953,877 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 91 percent of Downar reside; 79 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 79 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

The surname Downar is most frequently used in Poland, where it is borne by 962 people, or 1 in 39,510. Barring Poland this last name is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 10 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.

Downar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Downar has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 2,633 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 20 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Downar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Downar surname are 5.61% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.38% registered with the party.

The amount Downar earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 7.37% more than the national average, earning $46,327 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31.49% more than the national average, earning $65,330 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Downare9249/
Douwnar925/
Downnard861/
Downhart860/
Downhard860/
Dovnar833,350/
Downor8344/
Dobnar835/
Dawnar833/
Downour7764/
Dawnard772/
Dovnare772/
Downhor771/
Downord771/
Dewnaar771/
Downhour71415/
Dewinnar711/
Dewinnaar6717/
Dovnor6711/
Dobnor675/
Dewennaar673/
Dabnar673/
Dawnor671/
Dawnhour570/
Dabnor5037/
Devnor505/
Davnor501/

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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 Downar
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