Dorkis Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Israel

Dorkis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dorkis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:55,718,059489,080
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Dorkis (489) may also be a first name.

Dorkis Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dorkis is borne by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dorkis? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 10,311,814th most prevalent family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 33 percent of Dorkis live; 33 percent live in South America and 33 percent live in Caribbean South America. It is also the 384,341st most commonly held first name internationally. It is borne by 489 people.

The surname Dorkis is most widely held in England, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 55,718,059. In England it is mostly concentrated in: West Sussex, where 100 percent live. Other than England it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 33 percent live and Venezuela, where 33 percent live.

Dorkis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dorkis has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Dorkis surname declined 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dorkis Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Dorkis last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dorcis83431/
Darkis83410/
Durkis8339/
Dorkes8325/
Derkis8313/
Durkish7736/
Doerkes7718/
Derkies7717/
Dorcuis779/
Darkies777/
Derkiss776/
Dorceis773/
Dorkich772/
Darrkis772/
Darkish772/
Durkiss770/
Darkiss770/
Dorkess770/
Durkies770/
Darkes67599/
Darcis67512/
Durkes67287/
Dörkes67174/
Derkes6779/
Dürkes6764/
Dorces671/
Darqis671/
Darkys671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Dorkis
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