Downell Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Portugal

Downell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Downell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Downell Last Name Facts

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

The surname Downell is found most frequently in The United States. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Downell? popularity and diffusion

Downell is the 4,532,898th most frequently held last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. Downell occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 95 percent of Downell live; 95 percent live in North America and 95 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 20,136,607. In The United States Downell is primarily found in: Virginia, where 28 percent reside, Texas, where 22 percent reside and Maryland, where 17 percent reside. Outside of The United States Downell occurs in one country. It is also common in Portugal, where 5 percent reside.

Downell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Downell has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Downell last name rose 113 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Downell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Downell surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 75% registered with the political party.

Downell earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 37.73% more than the national average, earning $59,431 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Downnell930/
Downel921/
Dawnell862/
Dovnell860/
Douvnell801/
Dawnel772/
Downil770/
Downld770/
Dabnell717/
Davnell712/
Dawniel711/
Dubnell710/
Dubnel6267/
Davnel622/
Duwnil621/
Dhobenl571/
Davniel571/

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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 Downell
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