Dowray Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Dowray Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Dowray Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dowray Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Dowray is found most frequently in South Africa. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Dowray? popularity and diffusion
The last name Dowray is the 6,723,624th most commonly held family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname Dowray occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of Dowray reside; 50 percent reside in Southern Africa and 50 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
Dowray is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 13,544,426. In South Africa Dowray is most frequent in: Western Cape, where 100 percent are found. Besides South Africa this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 38 percent are found and Pakistan, where 13 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dhowray | 92 | 17 | / |
| Dowra | 91 | 136 | / |
| Dowry | 91 | 121 | / |
| Dowrah | 83 | 535 | / |
| Dowrey | 83 | 181 | / |
| Dobray | 83 | 124 | / |
| Dawray | 83 | 101 | / |
| Dhowra | 83 | 32 | / |
| Dowras | 83 | 3 | / |
| Dewray | 83 | 1 | / |
| Dowhry | 83 | 1 | / |
| Douwra | 83 | 1 | / |
| Dowrys | 83 | 1 | / |
| Doewra | 83 | 0 | / |
| Dobraya | 77 | 3,362 | / |
| Dhowrah | 77 | 136 | / |
| Dhowrey | 77 | 74 | / |
| Dhawray | 77 | 58 | / |
| Douwrah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dobhray | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dobra | 73 | 10,747 | / |
| Dewry | 73 | 2,039 | / |
| Dobry | 73 | 1,848 | / |
| Dawra | 73 | 1,149 | / |
| Dewra | 73 | 144 | / |
| Dawry | 73 | 76 | / |
| Duwra | 73 | 60 | / |
| Dovra | 73 | 29 | / |
| Dowri | 73 | 26 | / |
| Dowre | 73 | 7 | / |
| Dovry | 73 | 1 | / |
| Duwry | 73 | 0 | / |
| Dhowriya | 71 | 3 | / |
| Doubraye | 71 | 2 | / |
| Dawrayio | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dobrea | 67 | 4,400 | / |
| Dubray | 67 | 3,921 | / |
| Dobrai | 67 | 779 | / |
| Douvry | 67 | 509 | / |
| Dobraj | 67 | 366 | / |
| Duwrah | 67 | 337 | / |
| Doubra | 67 | 330 | / |
| Dowrie | 67 | 270 | / |
| Davray | 67 | 100 | / |
| Dovrat | 67 | 86 | / |
| Doobry | 67 | 76 | / |
| Dobrey | 67 | 49 | / |
| Dobrau | 67 | 48 | / |
| Dawraj | 67 | 44 | / |
| Dhowre | 67 | 24 | / |
| Dovras | 67 | 23 | / |
| Dhawra | 67 | 16 | / |
| Dobraa | 67 | 16 | / |
| Dobroy | 67 | 14 | / |
| Dawrah | 67 | 11 | / |
| Dawrha | 67 | 10 | / |
| Deewra | 67 | 6 | / |
| Dhewra | 67 | 6 | / |
| Doubry | 67 | 5 | / |
| Dawrey | 67 | 5 | / |
| Dowrou | 67 | 5 | / |
| Dowret | 67 | 4 | / |
| Dabray | 67 | 2 | / |
| Duobra | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dowreh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Duvray | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dewrah | 67 | 1 | / |
| D'Obry | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dawrae | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dawrye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Doobra | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dewrra | 67 | 1 | / |
| Doewri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dawrai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dawryś | 67 | 1 | / |
| Douvra | 67 | 1 | / |
| Douwre | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dowree | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dewrey | 67 | 0 | / |
| Dohbry | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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- 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 Dowray
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