Dofner Surname

2,047,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 84 people bear this surname

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

Dofner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dofner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States841:4,314,987229,510
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Dofner Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dofner occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dofner? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,047,559th most commonly held family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 86,756,499 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Dofner are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 84 people, or 1 in 4,314,987. In The United States Dofner is mostly found in: Iowa, where 64 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 11 percent are found and California, where 8 percent are found.

Dofner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dofner has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dofner last name grew 933 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dofner Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Dofner last name are 38.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 85.71% being registered with the party.

Dofner earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.97% more than the national average, earning $47,882 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Doffner924/
Dopfner921/
Doepfner8676/
Doeffner860/
Dafner83174/
Defner8369/
Däfner8318/
Deffner771,629/
Daffner771,390/
Döpfner77143/
Däffner7733/
Doffney7719/
Deufner773/
Döffner771/
Dafhner771/
Dofinre771/
Dofenre771/
Doffnir770/
Dofny7359/
Dafne7353/
Dofni732/
Douphner7127/
Doffnoir710/
Dafney67130/
Dafneh675/
Doufienne671/
Dofnis671/
Dafnet671/
Daffenner670/

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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 Dofner
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