Dorethy Surname

1,092,155th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 225 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Dorethy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dorethy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2131:1,701,685112,840
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
France11:66,422,722504,397
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States451:1,115,97164,142

Dorethy (1,298) may also be a first name.

Dorethy Last Name Facts

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

Dorethy (Marathi: डॉरेथी) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Dorethy.

How Common Is The Last Name Dorethy? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dorethy is the 1,092,155th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 32,389,093 people. The surname Dorethy is primarily found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Dorethy reside; 95 percent reside in North America and 95 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 218,456th most commonly occurring first name at a global level It is held by 1,298 people.

The last name Dorethy is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 213 people, or 1 in 1,701,685. In The United States Dorethy is most numerous in: Illinois, where 35 percent are found, Texas, where 22 percent are found and Minnesota, where 7 percent are found. Apart from The United States it occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 1 percent are found and Nigeria, where 1 percent are found.

Dorethy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dorethy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Dorethy surname expanded 473 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Dorethy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Dorethy last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Dorethy last name are 6.42% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.19% registered to vote for the party.

Dorethy earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.05% less than the national average, earning $40,108 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Dorethy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dorethy in the Marathi language
डॉरेथीdorethi50
डोरेटीdoreti25
डॉरेटीdoreti25

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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 Dorethy
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