Doborah Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Doborah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Doborah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Doborah (538) may also be a first name.

Doborah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Doborah is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Doborah? popularity and diffusion

Doborah is the 8,193,072nd most commonly used family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 40 percent of Doborah are found; 40 percent are found in West Africa and 40 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 363,474th most widespread first name throughout the world, held by 538 people.

The surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Lagos, where 50 percent reside and Oyo, where 50 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 40 percent reside and Spain, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dobora9234/
Deborah869,421/
Daborah8626/
Déborah8615/
Dobhora868/
Dobarath806/
Deborrah806/
Debborah805/
Deboraha803/
Dobarach803/
Debourah803/
Dobaraha801/
Dabourah801/
Deboirah801/
Dasborah801/
Deborhah801/
Déborrah801/
Deboraah801/
Deborahj800/
Debora778,656/
Dabora773,607/
Dobara77634/
Doboro77243/
Dobera7761/
Dovora772/
Dooboreea7539/
Daaboraah751/
Dobaray7113,989/
Daboura712,734/
Doubara7194/
Debarah7166/
Deborha7124/
Dhovora7116/
Dabarah7114/
Deborra718/
Dhooboreea715/
Doberay714/
Deebora713/
Deboraa712/
Deberah712/
Dobhara712/
Dobarra711/
Daborza711/
Daboray711/
Dobouro711/
Daboora711/
Deboroh711/
Doubaras6732/
Dobharay6727/
Dabourga6718/
Dabarzah679/
Dhobarai674/
Dabarash672/
Debarajh671/
Doubarai671/
Daborhou671/
Daboreau671/
Dahboura671/
Deberrah671/
Dobourou671/
Deberaha671/
Dobarraj671/
Debouray670/

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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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  • 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 Doborah
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