Dorfey Surname

933,049th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 282 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Dorfey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dorfey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil2261:947,23233,775
Germany351:2,300,156119,987
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Dorfey Last Name Facts

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

Dorfey is more commonly found in Brazil than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dorfey? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 933,049th most commonly held last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 25,842,361 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Dorfey are found; 80 percent are found in South America and 80 percent are found in Luso-South America.

This last name is most commonly used in Brazil, where it is carried by 226 people, or 1 in 947,232. In Brazil Dorfey is most prevalent in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 84 percent live, Santa Catarina, where 12 percent live and Bahia, where 2 percent live. Excluding Brazil it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 12 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.

Dorfey Last Name Statistics demography

Dorfey earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 38.92% less than the national average, earning $26,354 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dorfe91451/
Dorfy912/
Dorfer831,874/
Durfey831,413/
Dorfei8326/
Dorfeu833/
Dorfeh831/
Dorfue831/
Dorfee831/
Dorfie831/
Dorfet831/
Derfey830/
Darfey830/
Dorffe830/
Dorffer77457/
Dourfer7745/
Dourfay778/
Doorfee777/
Dorrfie772/
Dorfeer772/
Durfeey770/
Durffey770/
Durfehy770/
Dorfi73220/
Durfy73216/
Darfe73171/
Derfy7352/
Dorfa7346/
Derfe7316/
Darfy734/
Dorfj733/
Durfe731/
Dourfaye71254/
Doyrfaye711/
Dourfayi711/
Durfee675,061/
Dörfer671,278/
Dorffi6739/
Durfer6726/
Darfay6716/
Dorphy6716/
Dourfa6710/
Vándorffy678/
Darfes674/
Dorfis673/
Darfee673/
Dourffaye671/
Derfee671/
Derfuy671/
Durfie671/
Dorfah671/
Durffe670/
Darfer670/
Durfay670/
Durffy670/
Dorfas670/
Durfes670/
Durfue670/

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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 Dorfey
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