O'Dowell Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
O'Dowell Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
O'Dowell Demographics
O'Dowell Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
O'Dowell Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name O'Dowell Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name O'Dowell is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name O'Dowell? popularity and diffusion
O'Dowell is the 10,311,814th most frequently used family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of O'Dowell reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
The surname is most common in The United States, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States O'Dowell is mostly found in: California, where 33 percent are found, New York, where 33 percent are found and Oregon, where 33 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Australia, where 67 percent are found.
O'Dowell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of O'Dowell has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the O'Dowell last name increased 150 percent between 1880 and 2014.
O'Dowell Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Odowell | 93 | 0 | / |
| O'Dowel | 93 | 0 | / |
| O'Dovell | 88 | 1 | / |
| Odoell | 86 | 1 | / |
| O'Deill | 80 | 1 | / |
| Odowl | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hadowell | 75 | 0 | / |
| Goodoell | 75 | 0 | / |
| Odobel | 71 | 32 | / |
| Adowel | 71 | 11 | / |
| O'Doul | 71 | 10 | / |
| Odeall | 71 | 3 | / |
| O'Deil | 71 | 1 | / |
| Goudouwel | 71 | 1 | / |
| Odeill | 71 | 0 | / |
| O'Duill | 67 | 32 | / |
| O'Doyle | 67 | 8 | / |
| Adowele | 67 | 5 | / |
| Odobill | 67 | 3 | / |
| Adouwel | 67 | 1 | / |
| O'daill | 67 | 1 | / |
| Odojele | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goduwel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Godeill | 67 | 1 | / |
| Odeille | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 O'Dowell
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