Dorfan Surname

1,185,157th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 200 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Israel

Dorfan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dorfan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa791:685,79449,549
Israel421:203,75319,703
Iran381:2,020,59371,790
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
England31:18,572,686338,250
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Japan11:127,844,29373,547

Dorfan Last Name Facts

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

Dorfan (Russian: Дорфан) is most common in South Africa. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Dorfan.

How Common Is The Last Name Dorfan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,185,157th most numerous family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 36,437,730 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 41 percent of Dorfan are found; 40 percent are found in Southern Africa and 40 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most widely held in South Africa, where it is borne by 79 people, or 1 in 685,794. In South Africa Dorfan is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 94 percent live and Western Cape, where 6 percent live. Excluding South Africa Dorfan exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 21 percent live and Iran, where 19 percent live.

Dorfan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Dorfan last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 66.67% being registered with the political party.

The amount Dorfan earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 25.54% more than the national average, earning R 298,332 per year and in United States they earn 18.7% more than the national average, earning $51,219 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dorfang921/
Dorfand920/
Dourfang862/
Dorfamnn861/
Darfan83124/
Derfan8326/
Durfan835/
Dorfam831/
Darfang7710/
Darfane771/
Darfank771/
Darfand771/
Dorphan770/
Dorphang711,005/
D'Orfond714/
Dharfang711/
Darfon671/
Darfam671/
Darfoun622/
Derfoun621/
Darfoin621/
Durphan621/
Darphan621/
Darfoon621/
Darphang5779/
Darphane571/
Dorphong571/
Dharphang531/

Dorfan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dorfan in the Russian language
Дорфанdorfan-

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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 Dorfan
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