Dork Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Dork Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dork Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

The alternate forms: Dörk (286) are calculated separately.

Dork (59) may also be a first name.

Dork Last Name Facts

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

Dork (Hindi: डॉआरके, Russian: Дорк) is found most frequently in Israel. It can be found as: Dörk. For other potential spellings of Dork click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dork? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,812,366th most frequently held family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 64 percent of Dork live; 64 percent live in West Asia and 64 percent live in Judeo-West Asia. It is also the 1,282,666th most widespread forename world-wide, borne by 59 people.

The surname Dork is most frequently used in Israel, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 1,222,519. In Israel Dork is mostly concentrated in: Central District, where 43 percent reside, Haifa District, where 14 percent reside and Jerusalem District, where 14 percent reside. Excluding Israel it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Poland, where 18 percent reside and England, where 9 percent reside.

Dork Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dork has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Dork surname declined 92 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dork Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dörk92286/
Dorke89661/
Doerk89387/
Dorkh8973/
Dourk892/
Dorck891/
Duork890/
Doerck8021/
Dorkhe8016/
Dhorke8011/
Dourkh801/
Dohrke801/
Dourke801/
Doorke801/
Dorkph801/
Dhotrk801/
Dark7514,076/
Derk75917/
Durk75844/
Dorc7577/
Dorg7565/
Dorq753/
Dàrk752/
Dorková73215/
Dorkova7343/
Darke674,015/
Derck67606/
Durke67558/
Darck67526/
Durks67414/
Durck6762/
Dörks6751/
Dhark6715/
Darkk6715/
Duirk6712/
D'Ark6710/
Dorkhova677/
Darkh676/
Dohrg674/
Durkt674/
Dárek674/
Darkc674/
Durkh673/
Dürck673/
Dorrc673/
Dorcq672/
Daurk671/
Darrk671/
Darkp671/
Dgorg671/
Doirc671/
Darık671/
Daark671/
Dörck671/
Deerk671/
Dorgs671/
Dörkő671/
Dourg670/
Duyrk670/

Dork Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dork in the Hindi language
डॉआरकेdo'arake-
Dork in the Russian language
Доркdork-

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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 Dork
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