Dormehl Surname

424,982nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 814 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Dormehl Surname Definition:

“At the Mill” in Old Dutch. Same as Termeulen.

Dormehl Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa7561:71,6648,930
Germany281:2,875,195137,699
England141:3,979,861125,553
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Namibia31:803,13415,170
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Dormehl (12) may also be a first name.

Dormehl Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“At the Mill” in Old Dutch. Same as Termeulen.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Dormehl Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dormehl occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dormehl? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 424,982nd most commonly used last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 8,952,759 people. Dormehl occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Dormehl live; 93 percent live in Southern Africa and 93 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly occurring first name in the world It is held by 12 people.

This surname is most widely held in South Africa, where it is held by 756 people, or 1 in 71,664. In South Africa Dormehl is primarily concentrated in: Gauteng, where 44 percent reside, KwaZulu-Natal, where 17 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 10 percent reside. Outside of South Africa it is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 3 percent reside and England, where 2 percent reside.

Dormehl Last Name Statistics demography

Dormehl earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 71.69% more than the national average, earning R 408,000 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dormel926/
Doermuehl881/
Dormael8699/
Dourmel861/
Dormeul861/
Dormell861/
Dourmelt800/
Dermel77278/
Dormil77184/
Darmel7792/
Dermühl7149/
Darmell7142/
Darmleh716/
Darmeel711/
Dermuel710/
Dormilova631/
Dermil62138/
Darmil6246/
Darmill573/
Dharmil571/
Darmilova5098/

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