Dorfer Surname
Approximately 1,874 people bear this surname
Dorfer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 1,421 | 1:5,993 | 712 |
| Germany | 119 | 1:676,516 | 52,308 |
| United States | 114 | 1:3,179,464 | 183,182 |
| Australia | 81 | 1:333,280 | 28,364 |
| Italy | 71 | 1:861,362 | 65,615 |
| Switzerland | 15 | 1:547,528 | 38,365 |
| Canada | 13 | 1:2,834,276 | 161,175 |
| Denmark | 8 | 1:705,589 | 39,626 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 1:1,768,201 | 16,841 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 32 | 1:1,569,334 | 83,036 |
The alternate forms: Dörfer (1,278) are calculated separately.
Dorfer Demographics
Average Dorfer Salary in
United States
$38,321 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Dorfer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dorfer Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dorfer (Arabic: دورفر) is held by more people in Austria than any other country or territory. It may appear as: Dörfer. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dorfer? popularity and diffusion
Dorfer is the 218,550th most commonly occurring family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 3,888,765 people. The last name Dorfer occurs mostly in Europe, where 88 percent of Dorfer reside; 83 percent reside in Western Europe and 83 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
The surname Dorfer is most commonly used in Austria, where it is held by 1,421 people, or 1 in 5,993. In Austria it is most frequent in: Upper Austria, where 27 percent are found, Styria, where 23 percent are found and Carinthia, where 19 percent are found. Not including Austria this surname occurs in 23 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 6 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.
Dorfer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Dorfer has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 356 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Dorfer Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Dorfer are 7.64% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60.87% being registered with the political party.
The amount Dorfer earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 11.19% less than the national average, earning $38,321 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.71% less than the national average, earning $39,890 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dörfer | 94 | 1,278 | / |
| Dorffer | 92 | 457 | / |
| Doerfer | 92 | 405 | / |
| Dourfer | 92 | 45 | / |
| Dorfert | 92 | 25 | / |
| Dorfeer | 92 | 2 | / |
| Dorfier | 92 | 1 | / |
| Dorfe | 91 | 451 | / |
| Doerffer | 86 | 102 | / |
| Doerfier | 86 | 1 | / |
| Dorfey | 83 | 282 | / |
| Derfer | 83 | 37 | / |
| Durfer | 83 | 26 | / |
| Dorfei | 83 | 26 | / |
| Dorfeu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Dorfie | 83 | 1 | / |
| Dorfet | 83 | 1 | / |
| Dorfee | 83 | 1 | / |
| Dorfeh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Dorffe | 83 | 0 | / |
| Darfer | 83 | 0 | / |
| Dorferová | 80 | 2 | / |
| Dörfert | 77 | 176 | / |
| Dörffer | 77 | 62 | / |
| Doorfee | 77 | 7 | / |
| Derfier | 77 | 4 | / |
| Dorrfie | 77 | 2 | / |
| Darfere | 77 | 1 | / |
| Derfeer | 77 | 0 | / |
| Dorfi | 73 | 220 | / |
| Darfe | 73 | 171 | / |
| Dorfa | 73 | 46 | / |
| Dorfj | 73 | 3 | / |
| Dorfy | 73 | 2 | / |
| Dörferdt | 71 | 1 | / |
| Deerfeer | 71 | 0 | / |
| Dorffi | 67 | 39 | / |
| Dourfa | 67 | 10 | / |
| Darfes | 67 | 4 | / |
| Darfee | 67 | 3 | / |
| Dorfis | 67 | 3 | / |
| Derfér | 67 | 1 | / |
| Durfre | 67 | 0 | / |
| Darfey | 67 | 0 | / |
Dorfer Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dorfer in the Arabic language | ||
| دورفر | dwrfr | - |
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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 Dorfer
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