Dorkas Surname
Approximately 1,668 people bear this surname
Dorkas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chad | 1,252 | 1:10,856 | 1,398 |
| Indonesia | 323 | 1:409,440 | 34,596 |
| DR Congo | 75 | 1:985,061 | 64,020 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
Dorkas (25,626) may also be a first name.
Dorkas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dorkas Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dorkas (Hindi: डोरकस, Marathi: डोकर्स) has its highest incidence in Chad. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Dorkas? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 239,952nd most frequent last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 4,369,032 people. Dorkas is predominantly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Dorkas reside; 76 percent reside in West Africa and 75 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Dorkas is also the 31,398th most frequently used forename throughout the world, held by 25,626 people.
The surname Dorkas is most commonly used in Chad, where it is borne by 1,252 people, or 1 in 10,856. Excluding Chad it occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 19 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dorkase | 92 | 21 | / |
| Dourkas | 92 | 8 | / |
| Doorkas | 92 | 1 | / |
| Dorkasse | 86 | 2 | / |
| Dorcas | 83 | 8,298 | / |
| Derkas | 83 | 76 | / |
| Darkas | 83 | 44 | / |
| Durkas | 83 | 32 | / |
| Děrkas | 83 | 6 | / |
| Dorkos | 83 | 5 | / |
| Derkash | 77 | 31 | / |
| Darkash | 77 | 29 | / |
| Dorcase | 77 | 22 | / |
| Darkase | 77 | 19 | / |
| Dorkacz | 77 | 10 | / |
| Dorcaus | 77 | 3 | / |
| Durkats | 77 | 2 | / |
| Dorccas | 77 | 2 | / |
| Dorcass | 77 | 2 | / |
| Dharkas | 77 | 2 | / |
| Dorcast | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dorcahs | 77 | 1 | / |
| Durkasz | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dorkose | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ddorcas | 77 | 1 | / |
| Darkhas | 77 | 1 | / |
| Derkasch | 71 | 37 | / |
| Darkatsh | 71 | 12 | / |
| Dorcasse | 71 | 9 | / |
| Dorquast | 71 | 3 | / |
| Dorkoosh | 71 | 2 | / |
| Dorkhosh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dorkache | 71 | 1 | / |
| Darkhash | 71 | 1 | / |
| Darkashh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Durkaç | 67 | 166 | / |
| Darcas | 67 | 112 | / |
| Derkos | 67 | 101 | / |
| Durkos | 67 | 95 | / |
| Darkos | 67 | 38 | / |
| Derkaç | 67 | 13 | / |
| Derkaz | 67 | 13 | / |
| Durkač | 67 | 10 | / |
| Durkaz | 67 | 8 | / |
| Durcas | 67 | 5 | / |
| Dercas | 67 | 5 | / |
| Dorkoz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Durkatsch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dorcos | 67 | 1 | / |
| Darkhashe | 67 | 1 | / |
Dorkas Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dorkas in the Marathi language | ||
| डोकर्स | dokarsa | - |
| Dorkas in the Hindi language | ||
| डोरकस | dorakasa | 83.33 |
| डारकस | darakasa | 16.67 |
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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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- 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 Dorkas
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