Dowsen Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Dowsen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dowsen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:2,532,63991,802
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Dowsen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dowsen is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dowsen? popularity and diffusion

Dowsen is the 2,746,821st most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 145,750,918 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 62 percent of Dowsen live; 60 percent live in Northern Europe and 58 percent live in British Isles.

The surname Dowsen is most frequent in England, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 2,532,639. In England Dowsen is mostly concentrated in: Northumberland, where 50 percent are found, Greater London, where 23 percent are found and Tyne and Wear, where 18 percent are found. Barring England this surname is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 22 percent are found and Northern Ireland, where 14 percent are found.

Dowsen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dowsen has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Dowsen surname increased 244 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 44 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dowsen Last Name Statistics demography

Dowsen earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 61.76% less than the national average, earning $16,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dowshen9223/
Dowsent924/
Dowsn914/
Dowson835,880/
Dawsen8344/
Dewsen8312/
Dobsen839/
Dowsan837/
Dowsin837/
Dowgen833/
Dovsen830/
Dowsing77676/
Dowsson772/
Dowsong771/
Dowsang771/
Dawsoen771/
Daewsen770/
Dowshan770/
Dobsn731/
Dawsn731/
Dawson67214,861/
Dobson6768,203/
Dowgin6766/
Dawsan6736/
Dobsin6713/
Dobsan6713/
Dovson677/
Dawsin676/
Dowsom674/
Dofson673/
Dovgen673/
Dobsyn672/
Dowcin671/
Dowxon671/
Dafsen671/
Dovsan671/
Dowzon671/
Dofsan670/
Dawzen670/

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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 Dowsen
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