Dolphe Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Dolphe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dolphe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
France11:66,422,722504,397
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Dolphé (1) are calculated separately.

Dolphe (138) may also be a first name.

Dolphe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dolphe occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Dolphé. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dolphe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,812,366th most frequently used family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name Dolphe occurs mostly in Africa, where 64 percent of Dolphe live; 55 percent live in Southern Africa and 55 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 787,636th most commonly held first name internationally, held by 138 people.

The surname is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 9,029,617. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 67 percent are found, Gauteng, where 17 percent are found and Western Cape, where 17 percent are found. Apart from South Africa this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 9 percent are found and France, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dolphé941/
Dolpher9228/
Dolphie926/
Dolphes920/
Dolphey920/
Dolph913,151/
Dolpe914/
Dolphy83273/
Dulphe8372/
Dolphi8315/
Dolpha8313/
Dalphe836/
Dolpey831/
Dholpe831/
Dolper831/
Dolphs831/
Dolpes830/
Dolpyh830/
Dolp80310/
Dolphay7767/
Doolpet777/
Dolfher774/
Dolphis773/
Dolhpeu771/
Dolphys771/
Dolphai771/
Dalphey770/
Dalpe732,125/
Dolpp73263/
Dolfe7395/
Dolpa7338/
Dolpi7315/
Dulpe736/
Dalph733/
Dholp733/
Dolpt731/
Dhoolpet7112/
Dhalpe67715/
Dulphy67222/
Dalpez67177/
Dalpes6765/
Dalpee6753/
Dalphy6752/
Dolfie6737/
Doyleb6722/
Dolfei6717/
Daulph6711/
Dollfe675/
D'Alpe675/
Dalper672/
Dhulpe671/
Dolpis671/
Dolfee671/
Dolfet671/
Dolfey671/
Dalpet671/
Dahlpe671/
Dulpje671/
Doulpa671/
Doylev671/
Dolfer671/
Dalpha671/
Dallpe671/
Doylew670/
Dolfes670/

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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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  • 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 Dolphe
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