Dorah Surname
Approximately 785 people bear this surname
Dorah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 214 | 1:429,606 | 25,756 |
| Indonesia | 126 | 1:1,049,597 | 76,344 |
| Iran | 45 | 1:1,706,278 | 64,723 |
| Mauritius | 41 | 1:31,547 | 6,386 |
| Nigeria | 41 | 1:4,320,555 | 118,938 |
| Botswana | 33 | 1:66,271 | 11,607 |
| Liberia | 33 | 1:133,592 | 9,935 |
| Solomon Islands | 32 | 1:18,126 | 3,487 |
| Jamaica | 29 | 1:98,964 | 4,125 |
| United States | 25 | 1:14,498,357 | 517,445 |
| Pakistan | 23 | 1:7,767,125 | 41,967 |
| Malaysia | 23 | 1:1,282,358 | 54,976 |
| South Africa | 17 | 1:3,186,924 | 115,449 |
| Cameroon | 13 | 1:1,597,621 | 87,539 |
| India | 12 | 1:63,922,115 | 578,870 |
| Kenya | 11 | 1:4,198,173 | 41,178 |
| Uganda | 10 | 1:3,903,928 | 93,934 |
| Sudan | 9 | 1:4,167,799 | 5,799 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,107,467 | 26,093 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 57 | 1:881,030 | 53,642 |
Dorah (46,784) may also be a first name.
Dorah Demographics
Average Dorah Salary in
United States
$26,812 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Dorah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dorah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dorah (Arabic: دوريه) occurs more in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Dorah? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 437,080th most widely held surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 9,283,498 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 55 percent of Dorah are found; 28 percent are found in North Africa and 28 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 19,558th most numerous forename on earth, borne by 46,784 people.
The last name Dorah is most frequently used in Egypt, where it is carried by 214 people, or 1 in 429,606. Outside of Egypt this last name is found in 37 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 16 percent are found and Iran, where 6 percent are found.
Dorah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Dorah has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Dorah last name fell 56 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 175 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Dorah Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Dorah surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Dorah surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 75% registered with the political party.
Dorah earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 37.86% less than the national average, earning $26,812 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dorah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dorah in the Arabic language | ||
| دوريه | dwryh | - |
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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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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Dorah
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