Dolores Surname

18,434th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29,906 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Mexico

Dolores Surname User-submission:

This name means 'sorrow' or 'pain'.

Dolores Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico17,4531:7,112822
Philippines5,1401:19,6962,410
Peru2,9501:10,7741,504
United States1,3181:275,00725,731
Dominican Republic4931:21,1621,385
Portugal4061:25,6611,679
Argentina3141:136,12611,518
Brazil2991:715,96826,248
El Salvador2041:31,0971,096
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Panama1511:25,9091,592
Spain1501:311,68018,543
France1001:664,22785,408
Nicaragua851:70,8361,649
Russia811:1,779,297115,341
Canada681:541,84745,466
Venezuela511:592,23710,648
Guatemala481:335,0564,665
Italy331:1,853,23386,897
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Colombia291:1,647,38211,290
Indonesia271:4,898,118234,077
Australia231:1,173,72664,589
New Zealand211:215,63421,249
England211:2,653,24194,788
Malaysia201:1,474,71161,770
Honduras201:440,8223,218
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Ivory Coast121:1,922,60335,802
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Chile101:1,761,64727,489
United Arab Emirates101:916,22736,116
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Uruguay71:490,25125,911
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
India51:153,413,076951,030
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Ecuador41:3,976,46228,589
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Paraguay31:2,412,24913,111
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Belize11:355,4743,977
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States451:1,115,97164,142

The alternate forms: Dolorès (2) & Dolôres (1) are calculated separately.

Dolores (973,577) may also be a first name.

Dolores Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This name means 'sorrow' or 'pain'.

- dolores

Dolores Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dolores (Arabic: دلوريس, Georgian: დოლორეს, Marathi: डोलोरेस, Russian: Долорес) occurs more in Mexico more than any other country or territory. It may appear as: Dolorès or Dolôres. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dolores? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dolores is the 18,434th most frequent family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 243,682 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 79 percent of Dolores are found; 63 percent are found in North America and 58 percent are found in Hispano-North America. It is also the 928th most prevalent first name in the world. It is borne by 973,577 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Mexico, where it is carried by 17,453 people, or 1 in 7,112. In Mexico it is mostly concentrated in: Puebla, where 22 percent are found, México, where 17 percent are found and Veracruz, where 17 percent are found. Barring Mexico Dolores is found in 76 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 17 percent are found and Peru, where 10 percent are found.

Dolores Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dolores has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Dolores last name increased 2,929 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dolores Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Dolores surname are 40.16% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 93.39% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Dolores earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 40.62% more than the national average, earning S/. 27,259 per year; in Colombia they earn 14.95% less than the national average, earning $19,307,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 26.55% less than the national average, earning $31,692 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.18% less than the national average, earning $39,158 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Dolores Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dolores in the Georgian language
დოლორესdolores-
Dolores in the Marathi language
डोलोरेसdoloresa37.5
दोलोरेसdoloresa12.5
डोलोरसdolorasa12.5
िडलॉरेसidaloresa12.5
डॉलरसdolarasa12.5
िडकोरेसidakoresa12.5
Dolores in the Russian language
Долоресdolores-
Dolores in the Arabic language
دلوريسdlwrys-

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