Downen Surname

236,849th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,696 people bear this surname

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

Downen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Downen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,6771:216,13521,040
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1641:306,21124,200

Downen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Downen is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Downen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Downen? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 236,849th most commonly held last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,296,902 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Downen live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Downen is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 1,677 people, or 1 in 216,135. In The United States it is primarily found in: Illinois, where 24 percent reside, Missouri, where 10 percent reside and Tennessee, where 8 percent reside. Excluding The United States Downen is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 1 percent reside and Mexico, where 0 percent reside.

Downen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Downen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Downen surname rose 1,023 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Downen Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Downen surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% registered with the party.

Downen earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 15.82% less than the national average, earning $36,321 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Downeen920/
Downnen920/
Downin83514/
Dobnen831/
Dovnen831/
Dewnen830/
Dobnin672/
Dovnin671/
Downim670/
Duwning622/
Dovnina621/
Devėnienė53108/
Davėnienė531/
Dubnin5040/
Dubnyn5019/
Duvnin500/

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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 Downen
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