Dor Surname

15,755th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35,378 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Haiti
Highest density in:
Haiti

Dor Surname User-submission:

Dor means 'generation" in Hebrew.

Dor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Haiti14,2501:750106
South Sudan11,0971:1,029207
Israel1,5111:5,664855
France1,4151:46,9426,049
India1,0021:765,53434,747
Ghana9701:27,8563,309
Iran8121:94,5609,416
United States7751:467,68939,813
Cameroon3721:55,8317,214
Belgium3661:31,4125,081
Canada3411:108,05211,605
Indonesia2631:502,84941,107
Morocco2391:144,25125,171
Pakistan1851:965,64312,741
Papua New Guinea1841:44,3145,438
Taiwan1661:141,2331,258
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Turkey1251:622,57133,138
Brazil1241:1,726,40656,376
Netherlands1201:140,72621,487
Australia971:278,30624,956
England861:647,88437,755
Nigeria581:3,054,18594,504
Malaysia571:517,44325,717
Germany521:1,548,18292,602
Liberia501:88,1717,231
Sudan491:765,5142,614
Poland431:883,92467,072
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Iraq311:1,129,73113,630
Thailand271:2,616,235275,741
Argentina261:1,643,97788,124
Turks and Caicos Islands251:1,373161
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Cambodia161:967,9475,331
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Ivory Coast111:2,097,38537,425
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Mexico101:12,412,62043,480
Ukraine101:4,552,270216,874
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Algeria71:5,518,79351,529
Hong Kong71:1,047,9264,985
Hungary71:1,402,32560,133
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Romania61:3,346,31256,696
Cuba51:2,304,5438,951
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Bulgaria41:1,744,72646,837
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Lebanon41:1,409,27119,641
Micronesia41:26,561731
Mongolia41:706,32211,365
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Somalia41:3,363,0155,093
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
China31:455,773,85521,925
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belize11:355,4743,977
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Malta11:430,2723,380
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States931:539,98637,316

The alternate forms: Dór (10) are calculated separately.

Dor (18,334) may also be a first name.

Dor Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Dor means 'generation" in Hebrew.

- uriamiram

Dor Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dor (Arabic: دور, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﻭﺭ, Hindi: डोर, Marathi: दोर, Oriya: େଦାର, Tibetan: རྡོར་) is found in Haiti more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Dór. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dor? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 15,755th most prevalent last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 205,991 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 44 percent of Dor reside; 40 percent reside in Caribbean and 40 percent reside in Gallo-Caribbean. It is also the 40,286th most common given name throughout the world, held by 18,334 people.

The surname Dor is most frequently occurring in Haiti, where it is borne by 14,250 people, or 1 in 750. In Haiti Dor is primarily found in: Ouest, where 56 percent live, Artibonite, where 26 percent live and Centre, where 13 percent live. Barring Haiti it exists in 108 countries. It also occurs in South Sudan, where 31 percent live and Israel, where 4 percent live.

Dor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dor has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dor surname rose 833 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,229 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dor Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Orthodox (63%) in Russia and Shiite (25%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Dor surname are 16.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 69.5% being registered with the party.

The amount Dor earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 48.83% less than the national average, earning R 121,596 per year; in United States they earn 3.58% more than the national average, earning $44,693 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.92% more than the national average, earning $52,624 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dór8910/
Dore8670,839/
Dorr8612,509/
Dort864,903/
Dohr862,921/
Dhor862,376/
Door861,859/
Dorh861,788/
Dour861,394/
Dorp86939/
Doer86364/
D'or86234/
Dord86221/
Duor8685/
Dorz8668/
Doir8661/
Dosr8612/
Hdor869/
Tdor863/
Doyr862/
Dotr861/
Dgor861/
Ddor861/
Dorì861/
Dojr861/
Dhore7527,961/
Doerr7511,439/
Doure751,007/
Doire75790/
Dorre75543/
Doore75504/
Dhuor75447/
Dorph75342/
Dosre75240/
Dohur75200/
Dourd75143/
Dhour7555/
Dhotr7548/
Dorzh7537/
Dorhe7524/
Dourt7523/
Dhoor7518/
Doyre7518/
Dhoir7513/
Dortt7513/
D'Orr7510/
Dohrt7510/
Duorh759/
Dorhh758/
Ddhor758/
Dordt756/
Dor'e755/
D'Ore754/
Dorrd754/
Duorr753/
Dhort753/
Dorhs753/
Doorh752/
Doorr752/
Ddour752/
Doërr752/
Dorrr752/
Dhosr751/
Dhorr751/
Dordh751/
Dorpp751/
Dourr751/
Thdor751/
Dourh751/
Dohįr751/
Doihr751/
Doort751/
Dorjz751/
Dortd751/
Dorzs751/
Doršs751/
Duore751/
Hdour751/
Dgohr751/
Ddohr751/
Dar67238,033/
Dur6720,501/
Dhoore671,167/
Dür67916/
Vándor67616/
D'Hoir67102/
Dorová6799/
Dorova6797/
Dorowa6775/
Dhoure6758/
Dhosre6749/
Dourth6723/
D'Hour6723/
Dúr678/
Dhhore674/
Dhorre674/
Dourre674/
Dortth672/
Dhoorh672/
Geedor672/
Dhothr671/
Dhotrd671/
Duooer671/
Dourhe671/
Deeour671/
Dorrtt670/
Dorrph670/

Dor Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dor in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺩﻭﺭdwr-
Dor in the Tibetan language
རྡོར་dor-
Dor in the Oriya language
େଦାରedara-
Dor in the Hindi language
डोरdora66.67
दोरdora30
डोअरdo'ara3.33
Dor in the Marathi language
दोरdora53.33
डोरdora46.67
Dor in the Arabic language
دورdwr-

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