Dowrey Surname

1,267,784th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 181 people bear this surname

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

Dowrey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dowrey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1711:2,119,643134,411
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Dowrey Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dowrey occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Dowrey.

How Common Is The Last Name Dowrey? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dowrey is the 1,267,784th most numerous last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 40,262,685 people. The last name Dowrey occurs mostly in The Americas, where 89 percent of Dowrey are found; 89 percent are found in North America and 89 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 171 people, or 1 in 2,119,643. In The United States Dowrey is mostly concentrated in: Ohio, where 27 percent reside, Washington, where 18 percent reside and Massachusetts, where 9 percent reside. Aside from The United States Dowrey exists in 4 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 3 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.

Dowrey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dowrey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dowrey surname rose 1,710 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dowrey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Dowrey last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Dowrey are 12.05% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.82% registered with the political party.

The amount Dowrey earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 37.94% less than the national average, earning R 147,468 per year and in United States they earn 13.78% more than the national average, earning $49,096 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dhowrey9274/
Dowry91121/
Dowre917/
Dowrie83270/
Dobrey8349/
Dhowre8324/
Dowray838/
Dawrey835/
Dowret834/
Dowreh832/
Dowree831/
Dowrys831/
Douwre831/
Dowhry831/
Dewrey830/
Dhawrey7739/
Douwrie7733/
Dhowray7717/
Dhowreh771/
Dobre7344,957/
Dewry732,039/
Dobry731,848/
Dawre73797/
Dovre73163/
Dowra73136/
Dawry7376/
Dewre7343/
Dowri7326/
Dovry731/
Duwre731/
Duwry730/
Dhowriya713/
Dhauwrey713/
Dobrea674,400/
Dowrah67535/
Douvry67509/
Dubrey67492/
Dobrei67436/
Doubre67289/
Douvre67160/
Dobray67124/
Dawray67101/
Dhawre6798/
Doobry6776/
Dobree6760/
Dhobre6739/
Dhowra6732/
Dewree6729/
Dawree6727/
Dobroy6714/
Davrey678/
Dowrou675/
Doubry675/
Dhovre674/
Dabrey674/
Dobhre674/
Dawrie673/
Dhewre673/
Dowras673/
Dawres672/
Dobreu672/
Duvrey672/
Dawreh671/
Dewrie671/
Douwra671/
Dawryś671/
Doewri671/
Dewray671/
Dewreh671/
D'Obry671/
Dahwre671/
Dawrae671/
Dawrye671/
Doobre671/
Dovree671/
Doewra670/
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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
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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 Dowrey
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