Dorcah Surname
Approximately 150 people bear this surname
Dorcah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 150 | 1:307,866 | 19,317 |
Dorcah (1,396) may also be a first name.
Dorcah Demographics
Dorcah Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Dorcah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dorcah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dorcah is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Dorcah? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,434,893rd most widespread family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 48,583,639 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Dorcah live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 65 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Dorcah is also the 209,327th most commonly held forename on earth. It is borne by 1,396 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 150 people, or 1 in 307,866. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Nyamira County, where 65 percent reside, Kisii County, where 34 percent reside and Bungoma County, where 1 percent reside.
Dorcah Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Dorcah surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dorca | 91 | 1,999 | / |
| Dorcas | 83 | 8,298 | / |
| Dorcea | 83 | 170 | / |
| Dorkah | 83 | 10 | / |
| Darcah | 83 | 8 | / |
| Dorcaj | 83 | 7 | / |
| Dourca | 83 | 1 | / |
| Dorcay | 83 | 1 | / |
| Dorcaus | 77 | 3 | / |
| Dorchei | 77 | 2 | / |
| Dorcass | 77 | 2 | / |
| Dorccas | 77 | 2 | / |
| Dorkhah | 77 | 2 | / |
| Dorkoch | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ddorcas | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dorceau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dorcast | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dorchey | 77 | 0 | / |
| Dorka | 73 | 1,320 | / |
| Darca | 73 | 470 | / |
| Dorcă | 73 | 42 | / |
| Derca | 73 | 8 | / |
| Dorco | 73 | 6 | / |
| Doorkhah | 71 | 116 | / |
| Dorcoo | 67 | 993 | / |
| Dorcey | 67 | 482 | / |
| D'Arca | 67 | 126 | / |
| Darcas | 67 | 112 | / |
| Dourka | 67 | 60 | / |
| Dorkha | 67 | 27 | / |
| Darkah | 67 | 18 | / |
| Darcaj | 67 | 14 | / |
| Derkah | 67 | 5 | / |
| Darcea | 67 | 3 | / |
| Dorkho | 67 | 2 | / |
| Darqah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dorkap | 67 | 1 | / |
| Darcay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Darcau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dorcos | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dorkaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dhorka | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Dorcah
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