Dowyer Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Argentina

Dowyer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dowyer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Dowyer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dowyer is carried by more people in Argentina than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dowyer? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,213,395th most numerous surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 93 percent of Dowyer reside; 71 percent reside in South America and 64 percent reside in Hispanic Southern America.

The last name Dowyer is most frequently held in Argentina, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 4,749,268. In Argentina Dowyer is most numerous in: Chubut Province, where 67 percent are found, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, where 22 percent are found and Buenos Aires Province, where 11 percent are found. Apart from Argentina it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 21 percent are found and Brazil, where 7 percent are found.

Dowyer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dowyer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dowyer surname declined 67 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dowyer Last Name Statistics demography

Dowyer earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.33% less than the national average, earning $34,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
D'Owyer921/
Dowye911/
Dewyer83335/
Dowier835/
Duwyer833/
Dowyee832/
Dawyer832/
Doweer831/
Doweir831/
Dowyes830/
Dobyer830/
Dowgier77100/
Dowearh7744/
Douwyee771/
Deewyer771/
Dowaerh771/
Dowehar771/
Dowaier771/
Dewyier770/
Daboyer770/
Dowhoer770/
Dowie734,024/
Dawye7339/
Dowée731/
Dowhower71270/
Dewaayer7111/
Dowhouer712/
Dowehyee711/
Dowhauer710/
Daweye67805/
Dovier67359/
Dovger67269/
Dowies67121/
Dewier67116/
Douwie67101/
Dobier6767/
Dowhyj6728/
Dowhie6727/
Dowair6710/
Dowjee677/
Devyer676/
Dowjay675/
Doweii672/
Duvyer671/
Doveer671/
Dowieh671/
Dabyer670/
Davyer670/
Davoer670/
Dobear670/
Doweey670/

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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 Dowyer
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