Dorkas Surname

239,952nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,668 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chad
Highest density in:
Chad

Dorkas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dorkas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chad1,2521:10,8561,398
Indonesia3231:409,44034,596
DR Congo751:985,06164,020
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dorkase9221/
Dourkas928/
Doorkas921/
Dorkasse862/
Dorcas838,298/
Derkas8376/
Darkas8344/
Durkas8332/
Děrkas836/
Dorkos835/
Derkash7731/
Darkash7729/
Dorcase7722/
Darkase7719/
Dorkacz7710/
Dorcaus773/
Durkats772/
Dorccas772/
Dorcass772/
Dharkas772/
Dorcast771/
Dorcahs771/
Durkasz771/
Dorkose771/
Ddorcas771/
Darkhas771/
Derkasch7137/
Darkatsh7112/
Dorcasse719/
Dorquast713/
Dorkoosh712/
Dorkhosh711/
Dorkache711/
Darkhash711/
Darkashh711/
Durkaç67166/
Darcas67112/
Derkos67101/
Durkos6795/
Darkos6738/
Derkaç6713/
Derkaz6713/
Durkač6710/
Durkaz678/
Durcas675/
Dercas675/
Dorkoz672/
Durkatsch671/
Dorcos671/
Darkhashe671/

Dorkas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dorkas in the Marathi language
डोकर्सdokarsa-
Dorkas in the Hindi language
डोरकसdorakasa83.33
डारकसdarakasa16.67

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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
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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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