Doerfel Surname

1,168,344th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 204 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Maldives

Doerfel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Doerfel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1141:706,18853,880
United States671:5,409,835270,257
England121:4,643,172139,951
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Doerfel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Doerfel has its highest incidence in Germany. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Doerfel? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,168,344th most commonly used last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 35,723,264 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 64 percent of Doerfel are found; 58 percent are found in Western Europe and 58 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most common in Germany, where it is held by 114 people, or 1 in 706,188. In Germany it is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 29 percent are found, Saxony, where 19 percent are found and Berlin, where 18 percent are found. Excluding Germany this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 33 percent are found and England, where 6 percent are found.

Doerfel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Doerfel has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 6,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Doerfel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Doerfel surname are 36.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 83.33% being registered to vote for the political party.

Doerfel earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 28.15% more than the national average, earning $55,295 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Doerffel9345/
Doerfelt935/
Doerfeld932/
Doerfell931/
Derfel92147/
Dorfel9251/
Doerrfeld8899/
Doerpfeld885/
Doerffell880/
Dooerfelt880/
Dorffel865/
Dearfel860/
Daerfel860/
Derfl8366/
Dorfl832/
Doerffeldt821/
Dörfel771,417/
Darfel7718/
Dorfil772/
Dörfelt71247/
Dörffel71145/
Durfeld7152/
Dörfeld718/
Durfelt718/
Darfeel712/
Dejerfeldt711/
Darfiel710/
Dörfl67136/
Dörrfeld6721/
Dörpfeld6719/
Dörfeldt6712/
Durrfeld671/
Dörffeld671/
Dórfl671/
Durfeldt671/
Dörffeldt6334/
Dörfelová634/
Darfil6212/
Darphel5720/
Dorphil574/
Durfild570/
Dörflová5353/

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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
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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 Doerfel
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