Dorbu Surname

385,006th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 923 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Dorbu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dorbu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana7621:35,4604,134
Nigeria1341:1,321,96152,161
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Dorbu (27) may also be a first name.

Dorbu Last Name Facts

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

Dorbu (Hindi: दोरबू) is borne by more people in Ghana than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dorbu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dorbu is the 385,006th most numerous last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,895,499 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Dorbu live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Dorbu is also the 2,036,353rd most widely held first name throughout the world, held by 27 people.

It is most widespread in Ghana, where it is carried by 762 people, or 1 in 35,460. Without taking into account Ghana this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 15 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Dorbu Last Name Statistics demography

Dorbu earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 84.5% more than the national average, earning $79,612 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dorbou919/
Dorbuz917/
Dorbut913/
Dourbu911/
Dorbeus836/
Dourbou831/
Dorbush831/
Darbu8077/
Dorwu8011/
Derbu808/
Durbu802/
Dorbaudt771/
Dorbusch771/
Durbau7366/
Darbou7339/
Darbut7336/
Durbut7336/
Dorvau739/
Durbuy736/
Darbus734/
Derbau732/
Dorrwu731/
Darbuz731/
Darbuy731/
Derbui731/
Dorboo731/
Dorboe731/
Dorveu731/
Dharbu731/
Darboux67363/
Dorvaux67101/
Darbous6756/
Darbuğa6731/
Dorveus6714/
Darbutt6714/
Darbouy674/
Durbuis673/
Darbouz673/
Darbaud672/
Darbush672/
Darbuis671/
Darbout671/
Darbouh671/
Darboud671/

Dorbu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dorbu in the Hindi language
दोरबूdorabu-

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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 Dorbu
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