Surname ダウン (Down 
, Daun 
, ダウン 
) , globally, is a common cognomen. The last name ダウン is characteristic of Taiwan, where it is quite a common surname, Sweden, where it is quite a rare surname, and the United Kingdom. Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in Taiwan, the United Kingdom, and Indonesia. Likewise, ダウン is the forename as well as the last name.