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

Downig is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Downig click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Downig? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,117,718th most frequent family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Downig occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 71 percent of Downig reside; 57 percent reside in North America and 57 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried 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. Outside of The United States this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Costa Rica, where 14 percent live and England, where 14 percent live.

Downig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Downig has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name contracted 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
  • 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 Downig
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