Dorby Surname

1,222,957th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 191 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Seychelles

Dorby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dorby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France601:1,107,045119,335
United States331:10,983,604436,696
Seychelles291:3,186566
Scotland181:297,43413,849
Denmark121:470,39330,183
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
India71:109,580,769786,157
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
England41:13,929,515290,718
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Belize11:355,4743,977
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland111:402,71514,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland161:233,9518,207
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States551:913,06755,053

Dorby (33) may also be a first name.

Dorby Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dorby is more commonly found in France than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dorby? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dorby is the 1,222,957th most numerous surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 38,154,691 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 43 percent of Dorby reside; 23 percent reside in North America and 22 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,807,719th most commonly occurring first name in the world, borne by 33 people.

The last name is most common in France, where it is carried by 60 people, or 1 in 1,107,045. In France it is mostly concentrated in: Martinique, where 62 percent live, Île-de-France, where 32 percent live and Hauts-de-France, where 2 percent live. Apart from France this last name occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent live and The Seychelles, where 15 percent live.

Dorby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dorby has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dorby surname declined 40 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 113 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dorby Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Dorby surname is predominantly Catholic (91%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Dorby last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Dorby earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 15.75% less than the national average, earning $36,355 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.96% less than the national average, earning $42,748 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dorbay916/
Dourby916/
Dorbey912/
Dorbys911/
Dorboy911/
Doerby911/
Doorbay838/
Dorbysh831/
Darby8045,105/
Derby8016,973/
Durby80155/
Dorbe80142/
Dorbi8079/
Dorba8060/
Dorvy800/
Darbey73669/
Dorbes73351/
Darboy73321/
Dorway73257/
Dorber73221/
Derbay7399/
Derbey7378/
Darbay7363/
Dourbi7353/
Durbay7349/
Dorbie7339/
Dourba7338/
Dorbić7331/
Dorbit7328/
Durbyi7327/
Dourbe7324/
Durbey7323/
Dorbez7317/
Dorboi7314/
Dorbis7314/
Durboy7311/
Dorbee7310/
Doorbi739/
Dorbet738/
Daurby736/
Durbuy736/
Dorvoy736/
Derbyi735/
D'Arby734/
Dorvay733/
Derboy732/
Dorbai732/
Darrby732/
Dourvy731/
Dorbeh731/
Darbyo731/
Dürbey731/
Dorbaj731/
Dorvey731/
Dorwey731/
Dhorba731/
Dhorbe731/
Dhorbi731/
Darbuy731/
Durbiy731/
Deurby730/
Derrby730/
Dorbais67125/
Dherbey67116/
Doğruay67110/
Dorbish6751/
Darbaya6726/
Darbooy6722/
Dorbich6713/
Darboys6713/
Dourbet6710/
Dorwahy679/
Dorways677/
Dourbee676/
Doorway676/
Darbouy674/
Dorbitz673/
Doorbai672/
Dorbesh671/
Dorbieh671/
Dhurbey671/
Dhourbe671/
Dorbett671/
Dourbai671/
Durbaya671/
Dourwey671/
Doorbiz671/
Dorbeah671/
Dorbitt670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dorby
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