Dowë Surname
7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa
Dowë Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
The alternate forms: Dowe (7,646) are calculated separately.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dowe | 92 | 7,646 | / |
| Dow | 86 | 39,079 | / |
| Douw | 75 | 8,112 | / |
| Dowa | 75 | 2,563 | / |
| Dhow | 75 | 162 | / |
| Dowz | 75 | 41 | / |
| Doow | 75 | 18 | / |
| Hdow | 75 | 3 | / |
| Doew | 75 | 3 | / |
| Dowh | 75 | 3 | / |
| Dovw | 75 | 2 | / |
| Dojw | 75 | 2 | / |
| Doiw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dowf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Duow | 75 | 0 | / |
| Douwe | 67 | 300 | / |
| Douws | 67 | 202 | / |
| Dhowa | 67 | 39 | / |
| Ddowa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ddouw | 67 | 6 | / |
| Dhuow | 67 | 4 | / |
| Dhowe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Doowe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Douëb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dhoow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dauwë | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tdowe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Doywe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dossw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dhouw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hdowe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dddow | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Dowë
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis