Dorfer Surname

218,550th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,874 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Dorfer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dorfer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria1,4211:5,993712
Germany1191:676,51652,308
United States1141:3,179,464183,182
Australia811:333,28028,364
Italy711:861,36265,615
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Denmark81:705,58939,626
England51:11,143,612252,590
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
France41:16,605,680368,153
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:1,569,33483,036

The alternate forms: Dörfer (1,278) are calculated separately.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dörfer941,278/
Dorffer92457/
Doerfer92405/
Dourfer9245/
Dorfert9225/
Dorfeer922/
Dorfier921/
Dorfe91451/
Doerffer86102/
Doerfier861/
Dorfey83282/
Derfer8337/
Durfer8326/
Dorfei8326/
Dorfeu833/
Dorfie831/
Dorfet831/
Dorfee831/
Dorfeh831/
Dorffe830/
Darfer830/
Dorferová802/
Dörfert77176/
Dörffer7762/
Doorfee777/
Derfier774/
Dorrfie772/
Darfere771/
Derfeer770/
Dorfi73220/
Darfe73171/
Dorfa7346/
Dorfj733/
Dorfy732/
Dörferdt711/
Deerfeer710/
Dorffi6739/
Dourfa6710/
Darfes674/
Darfee673/
Dorfis673/
Derfér671/
Durfre670/
Darfey670/

Dorfer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dorfer in the Arabic language
دورفرdwrfr-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dorfer
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