Downig Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Downig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Downig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
England11:55,718,059489,080
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Downig Last Name Facts

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

The last name Downig occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Downig.

How Common Is The Last Name Downig? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,117,718th most common last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 71 percent of Downig reside; 57 percent reside in North America and 57 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Downig is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 90,614,733. In The United States it is primarily found in: Ohio, where 50 percent live, Indiana, where 25 percent live and New Jersey, where 25 percent live. Beside The United States it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Costa Rica, where 14 percent live and England, where 14 percent live.

Downig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Downig has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name declined 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Downnig920/
Dobnig83150/
Downeg832/
Dewnig830/
Downik830/
Dobnigg7749/
Downick773/
Dovnik67255/
Dawnik671/
Dewnik670/
Dawneg670/
Dobnick6237/
Downyok6211/
Downeck622/
Dovnikova534/
Davnik508/
Davnic502/
Dubnic501/
Duvnik501/
Devnik501/

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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 Downig
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