Doerfler Surname

171,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,510 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Doerfler Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Doerfler Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,0301:178,55117,883
Germany2501:322,02232,234
France721:922,538106,020
Canada541:682,32655,162
Israel411:208,72320,048
Poland131:2,923,750116,258
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
England51:11,143,612252,590
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1231:408,28230,178

Doerfler Last Name Facts

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

Doerfler occurs most in The United States. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Doerfler? popularity and diffusion

It is the 171,512th most numerous surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 2,903,405 people. The last name Doerfler occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Doerfler reside; 67 percent reside in North America and 67 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 2,030 people, or 1 in 178,551. In The United States Doerfler is most prevalent in: Texas, where 9 percent reside, Illinois, where 7 percent reside and California, where 6 percent reside. Apart from The United States this last name exists in 20 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 10 percent reside and France, where 3 percent reside.

Doerfler Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Doerfler has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,650 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Doerfler Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Doerfler last name are 17.21% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.98% registered with the party.

The amount Doerfler earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 6.7% more than the national average, earning $46,040 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.78% more than the national average, earning $53,050 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Doerffler9490/
Doerfloer941/
Doerfleur941/
Derfler931,327/
Dorfler93356/
Doerfle937/
Doerffller892/
Dorffler8832/
Doerfelr881/
Derffler881/
Derrfler880/
Daerfler880/
Duerfler880/
Dörfler807,319/
Darfler80186/
Durfler800/
Dörffler7525/
Dörflerová6759/

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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 Doerfler
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