Dorkor Surname

1,092,155th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 225 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Dorkor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Dorkor Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia2101:20,9932,102
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
England11:55,718,059489,080

Dorkor (102) may also be a first name.

Dorkor Last Name Facts

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

Dorkor occurs in Liberia more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dorkor? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,092,155th most common family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 32,389,093 people. Dorkor occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Dorkor live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 93 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. Dorkor is also the 935,178th most commonly occurring first name globally, borne by 102 people.

It is most numerous in Liberia, where it is held by 210 people, or 1 in 20,993. In Liberia it is mostly concentrated in: Nimba County, where 52 percent reside, Montserrado County, where 31 percent reside and Margibi County, where 8 percent reside. Excluding Liberia Dorkor exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 4 percent reside and Thailand, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dorkhor926/
Doorkour861/
Dorkar831,770/
Darkor83582/
Dorkur83108/
Dorcor836/
Dhorkar778/
Dohrkar773/
Doorkar771/
Darkoor771/
Daarkor771/
Darkorr771/
Dhotrkar712/
Dharkoor711/
Durkar67894/
Derkar67333/
Darkar67121/
Dorcar671/
Durkur671/
Darkur671/
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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 Dorkor
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