Dolores Surname
Approximately 29,906 people bear this surname
Dolores Surname User-submission:
This name means 'sorrow' or 'pain'.
Dolores Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 17,453 | 1:7,112 | 822 |
| Philippines | 5,140 | 1:19,696 | 2,410 |
| Peru | 2,950 | 1:10,774 | 1,504 |
| United States | 1,318 | 1:275,007 | 25,731 |
| Dominican Republic | 493 | 1:21,162 | 1,385 |
| Portugal | 406 | 1:25,661 | 1,679 |
| Argentina | 314 | 1:136,126 | 11,518 |
| Brazil | 299 | 1:715,968 | 26,248 |
| El Salvador | 204 | 1:31,097 | 1,096 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Panama | 151 | 1:25,909 | 1,592 |
| Spain | 150 | 1:311,680 | 18,543 |
| France | 100 | 1:664,227 | 85,408 |
| Nicaragua | 85 | 1:70,836 | 1,649 |
| Russia | 81 | 1:1,779,297 | 115,341 |
| Canada | 68 | 1:541,847 | 45,466 |
| Venezuela | 51 | 1:592,237 | 10,648 |
| Guatemala | 48 | 1:335,056 | 4,665 |
| Italy | 33 | 1:1,853,233 | 86,897 |
| Singapore | 30 | 1:183,590 | 7,666 |
| Colombia | 29 | 1:1,647,382 | 11,290 |
| Indonesia | 27 | 1:4,898,118 | 234,077 |
| Australia | 23 | 1:1,173,726 | 64,589 |
| New Zealand | 21 | 1:215,634 | 21,249 |
| England | 21 | 1:2,653,241 | 94,788 |
| Malaysia | 20 | 1:1,474,711 | 61,770 |
| Honduras | 20 | 1:440,822 | 3,218 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| Ivory Coast | 12 | 1:1,922,603 | 35,802 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Chile | 10 | 1:1,761,647 | 27,489 |
| United Arab Emirates | 10 | 1:916,227 | 36,116 |
| Belgium | 9 | 1:1,277,405 | 87,318 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| Uruguay | 7 | 1:490,251 | 25,911 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Kazakhstan | 6 | 1:2,947,083 | 107,736 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Ecuador | 4 | 1:3,976,462 | 28,589 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Paraguay | 3 | 1:2,412,249 | 13,111 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1:2,668,225 | 118,680 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Micronesia | 1 | 1:106,243 | 1,380 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 45 | 1:1,115,971 | 64,142 |
The alternate forms: Dolorès (2) & Dolôres (1) are calculated separately.
Dolores (973,577) may also be a first name.
Dolores Surname Meaning
Dolores Demographics
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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
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dolores in the Georgian language | ||
| დოლორეს | dolores | - |
| Dolores in the Marathi language | ||
| डोलोरेस | doloresa | 37.5 |
| दोलोरेस | doloresa | 12.5 |
| डोलोरस | dolorasa | 12.5 |
| िडलॉरेस | idaloresa | 12.5 |
| डॉलरस | dolarasa | 12.5 |
| िडकोरेस | idakoresa | 12.5 |
| Dolores in the Russian language | ||
| Долорес | dolores | - |
| Dolores in the Arabic language | ||
| دلوريس | dlwrys | - |
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