Dorascu Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Dorascu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Dorascu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania421:478,04536,914
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Dorascu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dorascu is borne by more people in Romania than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dorascu? popularity and diffusion

Dorascu is the 2,979,664th most commonly occurring surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 169,477,812 people. The surname Dorascu occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Dorascu live; 98 percent live in Eastern Europe and 98 percent live in Romanian Europe.

It is most commonly used in Romania, where it is held by 42 people, or 1 in 478,045. In Romania it is primarily found in: Brăila County, where 86 percent live, Bacău County, where 10 percent live and Constanța County, where 2 percent live. Besides Romania this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Italy, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Darascu865/
Doraku77103/
Darasu7770/
Doraju776/
Dorosu776/
Doraicult751/
Darescu71117/
Dorraju7182/
Dărescu7143/
Derescu7132/
Darasau713/
Dharasu712/
Dosraju711/
Douraju711/
Dorocus711/
Dorosau711/
Doresku711/
Dourakou6722/
Dorakhau671/
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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Dorascu
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