Dorfe Surname

664,903rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 451 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Dorfe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dorfe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana4161:64,9546,785
United States351:10,355,970420,657
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Dorfe (22) may also be a first name.

Dorfe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dorfe occurs more in Ghana more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dorfe? popularity and diffusion

Dorfe is the 664,903rd most widely held family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 16,158,638 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Dorfe live; 92 percent live in West Africa and 92 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Dorfe is also the 2,301,746th most frequently held first name throughout the world It is held by 22 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Ghana, where it is borne by 416 people, or 1 in 64,954. Other than Ghana this surname exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 8 percent live.

Dorfe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dorfe has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dorfe surname rose 875 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dorfe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Dorfe are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Dorfe earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 15.1% less than the national average, earning $36,634 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dorfer911,874/
Dorfey91282/
Dorfei9126/
Dorfeu913/
Dorfeh911/
Dorfie911/
Dorfet911/
Dorfee911/
Dorffe910/
Dorf892,156/
Dorffer83457/
Dourfer8345/
Doorfee837/
Dorfeer832/
Dorrfie832/
Dorff801,392/
Dorfi80220/
Darfe80171/
Dorfa8046/
Dorfh8040/
Derfe8016/
Dorfs8016/
Dorfj803/
Dorfy802/
Dhorf801/
Durfe801/
Dorft801/
Ødorf801/
Durfee735,061/
Durfey731,413/
Dörfer731,278/
Dorfsh7343/
Dorffi7339/
Durfer7326/
Dourfa7310/
Darfes734/
Darfee733/
Dorfis733/
Durfie731/
Derfee731/
Durfes730/
Darfey730/
Derfey730/
Darfer730/
Durffe730/
Dörffer6762/
Darf6740/
Dorfish6724/
Durffee6723/
Darfesh6721/
Dorb6710/
Dourfay678/
Dorw673/
Dorpheu672/
Dorgeev671/
Dorfait671/
Dharfhe671/
Dorfais671/
Dourfai671/
Durfeey670/
Dorphet670/
Dorv670/
Durffey670/
Durfehy670/

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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
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  • 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 Dorfe
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