Dowset Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Greece

Dowset Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dowset Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
England31:18,572,686338,250
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England331:738,64834,140
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Dowset Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dowset is found in Thailand more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dowset? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,360,413th most prevalent family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 44 percent of Dowset reside; 44 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 44 percent reside in Tai-Asia.

It is most commonly occurring in Thailand, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 17,659,586. In Thailand it is primarily concentrated in: Songkhla Province, where 100 percent live. Barring Thailand this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 33 percent live and Australia, where 11 percent live.

Dowset Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dowset has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Dowset surname declined 91 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dowset Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dowsett925,550/
Dowseth920/
Dowse913,948/
Dowsette861/
Dowsey83360/
Douwse834/
Dowsee831/
Dowses831/
Dowcet831/
Dawset830/
Dobset830/
Dowsit830/
Dewset830/
Dowcett7746/
Dowsier771/
Dowsher771/
Dowgiet771/
Dawsett771/
Dowshit770/
Dowsitt770/
Dewsett770/
Dawse738/
Dowsa734/
Dowsy732/
Dowce732/
Dobse731/
Dowcette712/
Dovshett710/
Dawsey671,476/
Dhawse6714/
Dowsai678/
Dubset676/
Dowsha674/
Dufset674/
Dawsie672/
Dowsza671/
Dovcet671/
Dobseh671/
Dowssa671/
Dawsee671/
Dawsed671/
Dawsit670/
Dawshe670/
Dawcet670/
Dofsey670/
Dewsit670/

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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 Dowset
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