Dowtin Surname

550,571st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 580 people bear this surname

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

Dowtin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dowtin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5801:624,92950,458
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1041:482,87234,278

Dowtin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dowtin is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dowtin? popularity and diffusion

Dowtin is the 550,571st most commonly occurring surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 12,564,734 people. The last name Dowtin occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Dowtin are found; 99 percent are found in North America and 99 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Dowtin is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 580 people, or 1 in 624,929. In The United States Dowtin is most numerous in: Maryland, where 26 percent live, North Carolina, where 20 percent live and Virginia, where 9 percent live.

Dowtin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dowtin has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Dowtin last name expanded 558 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dowtin Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Dowtin surname are 18.2% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 71.43% being registered to vote for the party.

Dowtin earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.82% less than the national average, earning $39,345 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dowting921/
Dowwtin921/
Dawtin832/
Dowten831/
Dowtim830/
Dawtinn773/
Duftin675/
Davtin671/
Deftin670/
Daftina623/
Daften500/

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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 Dowtin
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