Dorkan Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liberia

Dorkan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dorkan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Turkey161:4,863,839107,230
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
England11:55,718,059489,080
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Dorkan (11) may also be a first name.

Dorkan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dorkan (Russian: Доркан) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Dorkan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dorkan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,100,440th most common last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 43 percent of Dorkan reside; 43 percent reside in North America and 43 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Dorkan is also the 3,487,849th most commonly used first name internationally, held by 11 people.

The surname Dorkan is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 21,321,114. In The United States Dorkan is mostly found in: Maryland, where 100 percent reside. Barring The United States this surname is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Turkey, where 40 percent reside and Liberia, where 5 percent reside.

Dorkan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dorkan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Dorkan surname increased 850 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dorkan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dorkhan92283/
Dorkane921/
Dorckan920/
Dhorkane865/
Dourkang863/
Doorkhan863/
Dorkhand862/
Dourkane861/
Durkan832,949/
Darkan83155/
Derkan8374/
Dorcan8336/
Dorkon831/
Darkhan771,988/
Durkhan77270/
Dorcean77194/
Derkhan7739/
Dorcant7715/
Dharkan7710/
Darkane775/
Dourkam774/
Dorkkam773/
Darzkan771/
Darckan771/
Dorkhon771/
Dorkhanova758/
Doorkanova757/
Dharkhan7166/
Deerkhan7128/
Dorkkham715/
Darzkhan714/
Dhorkone711/
Darkhand711/
Dahrkhan711/
Dourkham711/
Darcan672,417/
Durcan672,212/
Dercan67164/
Darkon6771/
Dorcon6749/
Derkon6716/
Durkon679/
Darkanova676/
Dheerkhan675/
Dorkom673/
Ďurkan672/
Derqan671/
Darkhasin671/
Darqan671/

Dorkan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dorkan in the Russian language
Дорканdorkan-

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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
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  • 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 Dorkan
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