Dorkor Surname
Approximately 225 people bear this surname
Dorkor Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 210 | 1:20,993 | 2,102 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
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
The surname Dorkor is more frequently found in Liberia than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Dorkor? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,092,155th most widespread surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 32,389,093 people. The last name Dorkor occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Dorkor reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 93 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 935,178th most widespread forename globally, held by 102 people.
The surname is most common in Liberia, where it is carried by 210 people, or 1 in 20,993. In Liberia it is primarily found in: Nimba County, where 52 percent are found, Montserrado County, where 31 percent are found and Margibi County, where 8 percent are found. Other than Liberia this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 4 percent are found and Thailand, where 2 percent are found.
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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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