Dorcel Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Haiti

Dorcel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dorcel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France81:8,302,840321,660
Haiti41:2,670,97716,453
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Dorcel (344) may also be a first name.

Dorcel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dorcel is found in France more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dorcel? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dorcel is the 3,798,600th most frequently used last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 52 percent of Dorcel are found; 37 percent are found in Western Europe and 33 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. Dorcel is also the 470,492nd most frequently held first name world-wide. It is borne by 344 people.

The last name Dorcel is most widely held in France, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 8,302,840. In France it is primarily concentrated in: Hauts-de-France, where 25 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 25 percent reside and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 13 percent reside. Besides France Dorcel exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in Haiti, where 15 percent reside and Russia, where 15 percent reside.

Dorcel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dorcel has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dorckel92133/
D'Orcel924/
Dorchel921/
Dorschel86404/
Dorchell864/
Darcel831,090/
Dorcil83860/
Dorkel83432/
Dorsel83192/
Dorgel8310/
Durcel831/
Doerschel8093/
Dorschell8013/
Dorkeld77124/
Darcell7721/
Dorsell778/
Dorsiel776/
Dorschl775/
Dorshel774/
Ddarcel772/
Darciel772/
Durcell771/
Dourkel771/
Dorkell771/
Durciel771/
Dourgel771/
Darchel771/
Darckel770/
Durchel770/
Dorcill770/
D'Horschel751/
Dorkl732/
Dorsl732/
Dürschel717/
Durschel712/
Durchell712/
Dorshell711/
Darschel711/
Dorssell711/
Darchell710/
Dorchill710/
Dargel672,894/
Durgel67244/
Darsel67158/
Dorzil67121/
Dorsil6753/
Dursel6720/
Darzel6714/
Dürsel679/
Dorgil676/
Darkel675/
Durtchell674/
Darcil672/
Durcil671/
Dorsyl671/
Darcyl671/
Darjel671/
Dürgel671/

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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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  • 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 Dorcel
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