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 surname O'Dowell is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of O'Dowell click here.
How Common Is The Last Name O'Dowell? popularity and diffusion
It is the 10,311,814th most widespread family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. O'Dowell occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of O'Dowell live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.
This last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States O'Dowell is most numerous in: California, where 33 percent live, New York, where 33 percent live and Oregon, where 33 percent live. Outside of The United States this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Australia, where 67 percent live.
O'Dowell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of O'Dowell has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the O'Dowell last name expanded 150 percent between 1880 and 2014.
O'Dowell Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the O'Dowell surname 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
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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 O'Dowell
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