Dorf Surname

194,820th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,156 people bear this surname

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

Dorf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dorf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4791:245,07023,357
Germany2571:313,25131,672
Poland1301:292,37535,141
Russia671:2,151,090130,958
Denmark421:134,39812,049
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Brazil271:7,928,679178,836
Nigeria171:10,420,162203,261
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
Ukraine101:4,552,270216,874
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
France91:7,380,302306,885
England71:7,959,723202,100
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States771:652,19142,935

The alternate forms: Dörf (2) are calculated separately.

Dorf (40) may also be a first name.

Dorf Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dorf (Russian: Дорф) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Dörf. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dorf? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 194,820th most widespread family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 3,380,123 people. The surname Dorf is mostly found in The Americas, where 72 percent of Dorf reside; 69 percent reside in North America and 69 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Dorf is also the 1,614,485th most commonly held given name internationally, held by 40 people.

The surname Dorf is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 1,479 people, or 1 in 245,070. In The United States Dorf is most numerous in: New York, where 19 percent are found, California, where 15 percent are found and Florida, where 7 percent are found. Excluding The United States it occurs in 42 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 12 percent are found and Poland, where 6 percent are found.

Dorf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dorf has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Dorf surname rose 1,921 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dorf Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Dorf surname are 1.95% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 51.28% being registered with the party.

Dorf earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 30.23% more than the national average, earning $56,195 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dörf922/
Dorff891,392/
Dorfe89451/
Dorfh8940/
Dorfs8916/
Ødorf891/
Dorft891/
Dhorf891/
Dorfsh8043/
Dorffe800/
Derf75423/
Durf75135/
Darf7540/
Dorb7510/
Dorw753/
Dorv750/
Dorph67342/
Darfe67171/
Durff6734/
Dharf674/
Durft673/
Dhorb672/
Darff672/
Dorrw672/
Durfe671/
Darft671/
Deerf671/
Doerhpff671/
Dohrw671/
Daerf670/

Dorf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dorf in the Russian language
Дорфdorf-

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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 Dorf
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