Dolpin Surname

1,980,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 89 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Dolpin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dolpin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea791:103,21213,927
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
England21:27,859,030389,889
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Dolpin (147) may also be a first name.

Dolpin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dolpin (Hindi: डोलपिन, Oriya: ଡ଼ଲିପିନ୍) occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dolpin? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,980,395th most prevalent family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 81,882,538 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 89 percent of Dolpin live; 89 percent live in Oceania Islands and 89 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 760,591st most frequently held given name worldwide. It is borne by 147 people.

The surname Dolpin is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 79 people, or 1 in 103,212. In Papua New Guinea Dolpin is most common in: Chimbu, where 95 percent live, Western Highlands, where 3 percent live and Jiwaka, where 1 percent live. Not including Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 3 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.

Dolpin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dolpin has changed over time. In The United States it declined 90 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dolpina9280/
Dalpin8381/
Dolpen8320/
Dulpin832/
Dulpina771,283/
Dalping77161/
Dalpina775/
Dhalpin771/
Dahlpin770/
Dalpim6752/
Dalpen677/
Dalpeng6256/
Dalphne622/

Dolpin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dolpin in the Hindi language
डोलपिनdolapina-
Dolpin in the Oriya language
ଡ଼ଲିପିନ୍ralipin-

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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 Dolpin
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