Dorkes Surname
Approximately 25 people bear this surname
Dorkes Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 21 | 1:2,653,241 | 94,788 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 17 | 1:1,433,845 | 49,523 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
The alternate forms: Dörkes (174) are calculated separately.
Dorkes Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dorkes Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dorkes (Russian: Доркес) is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It may also be found as: Dörkes. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Dorkes? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,957,383rd most commonly occurring surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of Dorkes reside; 88 percent reside in Northern Europe and 88 percent reside in British Isles.
Dorkes is most frequently used in England, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 2,653,241. In England Dorkes is mostly found in: Nottinghamshire, where 43 percent reside, Lincolnshire, where 29 percent reside and Derbyshire, where 19 percent reside. Aside from England Dorkes exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 4 percent reside and Poland, where 4 percent reside.
Dorkes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Dorkes has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Dorkes surname increased 124 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dörkes | 94 | 174 | / |
| Doerkes | 92 | 18 | / |
| Dorkess | 92 | 0 | / |
| Darkes | 83 | 599 | / |
| Durkes | 83 | 287 | / |
| Derkes | 83 | 79 | / |
| Dürkes | 83 | 64 | / |
| Dorkis | 83 | 3 | / |
| Dorces | 83 | 1 | / |
| Dorques | 77 | 18 | / |
| Derkies | 77 | 17 | / |
| Dorches | 77 | 17 | / |
| Derkesh | 77 | 9 | / |
| Darkies | 77 | 7 | / |
| Darkese | 77 | 6 | / |
| Dorceis | 77 | 3 | / |
| Durkesh | 77 | 2 | / |
| Durkees | 77 | 1 | / |
| Deerkes | 77 | 1 | / |
| Darkess | 77 | 1 | / |
| Durkies | 77 | 0 | / |
| Durkess | 77 | 0 | / |
| Dources | 77 | 0 | / |
| Derrkes | 77 | 0 | / |
| Dourches | 71 | 4 | / |
| Dhurkesh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dorcis | 67 | 431 | / |
| Darkis | 67 | 410 | / |
| Darces | 67 | 51 | / |
| Durkis | 67 | 39 | / |
| Derkez | 67 | 27 | / |
| Derkis | 67 | 13 | / |
| Darkys | 67 | 1 | / |
| Darqes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Durkquest | 67 | 1 | / |
| Durkesova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ďurkes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Darkquest | 67 | 0 | / |
Dorkes Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dorkes in the Russian language | ||
| Доркес | dorkes | - |
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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 Dorkes
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