Dowrie Surname

963,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 270 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Dowrie Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dowrie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1961:276,41727,312
United States431:8,429,278367,833
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland61:623,86916,225
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Dowrie Last Name Facts

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

Dowrie occurs most in South Africa. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dowrie? popularity and diffusion

It is the 963,821st most widespread family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 26,990,911 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 73 percent of Dowrie reside; 73 percent reside in Southern Africa and 73 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most common in South Africa, where it is held by 196 people, or 1 in 276,417. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Western Cape, where 91 percent are found, Gauteng, where 3 percent are found and Northern Cape, where 3 percent are found. Excluding South Africa Dowrie exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 16 percent are found and Australia, where 6 percent are found.

Dowrie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dowrie has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dowrie last name increased 717 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dowrie Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Dowrie last name are 39.08% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 92.31% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Dowrie earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 41.76% less than the national average, earning R 138,408 per year and in United States they earn 18.51% less than the national average, earning $35,161 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dowries92192/
Douwrie9233/
Dowri9126/
Dowre917/
Douwries866/
Dowrey83181/
Dobrie8343/
Dhowre8324/
Dowret834/
Dawrie833/
Dowreh832/
Douwre831/
Doewri831/
Dewrie831/
Dowree831/
Dowrich77136/
Dhowrey7774/
Dawries772/
Dovries771/
Dhowreh771/
Dewrrie770/
Dobre7344,957/
Dewri7313,251/
Dobri731,306/
Dawre73797/
Dovre73163/
Dowra73136/
Dowry73121/
Dawri7364/
Dovri7361/
Dewre7343/
Duwri732/
Duwre731/
Dobrea674,400/
Dobrai67779/
Dobrei67436/
Doubre67289/
Douvri67166/
Douvre67160/
Doubri67113/
Dovris67111/
Dhawre6798/
Dobree6760/
Dubrie6757/
Dobroi6753/
Dobrey6749/
Dhobre6739/
Dhowra6732/
Dewree6729/
Dawree6727/
Dobrij679/
D'Ouvrier678/
Dowray678/
Dobrye677/
Dobrih677/
Dawrey675/
Dobrée675/
Dobrui675/
Dobhre674/
Dhovre674/
Dhewre673/
Dabrie673/
Dobriæ673/
Dhawri672/
Dehwri672/
Dewrée672/
Dawres672/
Dewreh671/
Dovree671/
Dewrri671/
Dahwre671/
Dawrye671/
Doobre671/
Dowrys671/
Douwra671/
Duvrie671/
Deewri671/
Dawrai671/
Dawhri671/
Dawrid671/
Dawreh671/
Dowhry671/
Dewrey670/
Doevre670/

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Dowrie Reference & Research

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Durie FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Dowrie
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis