Dowzell Surname

2,047,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 84 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Dowzell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dowzell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England511:1,092,51152,584
Wales191:162,87011,152
Northern Ireland131:141,9267,751
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales131:120,6475,000
England41:6,093,842135,151

Dowzell Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dowzell is found most in England. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dowzell? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,047,559th most frequently occurring surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 86,756,499 people. The surname Dowzell is mostly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Dowzell live; 99 percent live in Northern Europe and 99 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Dowzell is most commonly used in England, where it is carried by 51 people, or 1 in 1,092,511. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Devon, where 29 percent live, Nottinghamshire, where 24 percent live and Lincolnshire, where 18 percent live. Other than England this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Wales, where 23 percent live and Northern Ireland, where 15 percent live.

Dowzell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dowzell has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Dowzell surname grew 1,275 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 146 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dowsell86126/
Dowgell861/
Dobzell860/
Dowsel774/
Dowgill7196/
Dowgiel7176/
Dabzell710/
Dawsell710/
Dowsill710/
Dovgel62223/
Dubzel623/
Duwsel620/
Dawgiel5728/
Dabziel570/

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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 Dowzell
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