Dormon Surname

465,687th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 723 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Dormon Surname Definition:

(English) 1 Doorkeeper, Gate- keeper [Old English dor + man(n] 2 Dear-man [Anglo-Saxon Deórman—deór(e, dear, beloved + man(n]

Dormon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana4851:55,7135,980
England1211:460,48030,233
United States701:5,177,985261,849
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Liberia31:1,469,51238,766
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
France11:66,422,722504,397
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland201:221,49310,092
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States861:583,93839,464

Dormon (38) may also be a first name.

Dormon Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) 1 Doorkeeper, Gate- keeper [Old English dor + man(n] 2 Dear-man [Anglo-Saxon Deórman—deór(e, dear, beloved + man(n]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Dormon Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dormon (Russian: Дормон) is carried by more people in Ghana than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dormon? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 465,687th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 10,079,593 people. Dormon is predominantly found in Africa, where 68 percent of Dormon reside; 68 percent reside in West Africa and 67 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Dormon is also the 1,662,754th most widely held first name at a global level, borne by 38 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Ghana, where it is carried by 485 people, or 1 in 55,713. Apart from Ghana Dormon occurs in 18 countries. It also occurs in England, where 17 percent live and The United States, where 10 percent live.

Dormon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dormon has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Dormon surname increased 3,025 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it contracted 19 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 95 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Dormon Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Catholic (75%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Dormon surname are 10.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.14% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Dormon earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 7.46% more than the national average, earning $46,366 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.6% less than the national average, earning $41,434 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dormont92655/
Dormond92511/
Dormonh926/
Dorhmon920/
Doormont862/
Dormontt862/
Dorman8324,939/
Darmon834,560/
Dormán83429/
Dermon83278/
Durmon83225/
Dormun831/
Dormonova806/
Dormann772,786/
Dohrman771,016/
Dormane77704/
Doorman77494/
Dormand77366/
Darmont77303/
Dormant77220/
Doerman77144/
Darmond77121/
Durmont7755/
Dharmon7746/
Dourman7743/
Darmong7741/
Darmoun7732/
Dormund7719/
Darmoon7718/
Dorrman7717/
Dorhman779/
Darmoen777/
Durmond777/
Darmone775/
Dormanh774/
Dormhan774/
Dormang772/
Dhorman772/
Durmone771/
Dormomt771/
Dormman771/
Dormahn771/
Dermoon771/
Darhmon771/
Deermon770/
Dormung770/
Dohrmann715,186/
Dourmane711,388/
Doermann71245/
Doehrman71245/
Dharmoon71243/
Darmoune71142/
Dorrmann71122/
Doerrman7157/
D'Armond7136/
Durmmond7115/
Dorhmann7112/
Dohrmund7111/
D'Gorman713/
Derhmoun712/
Durmonth711/
Dharmonn711/
Dormanne711/
Dormundt711/
Dorhmane711/
Dourhman711/
Dohrmaun710/
Darman679,758/
Derman677,784/
Durman675,337/
Doehrmann67246/
Darmun67164/
Darmoń67157/
Doerrmann6757/
Darmonova6753/
Durmonová679/
Dořman675/
Dormanová674/
Dourhmane674/
Dormam673/
Dormanova671/
Darmón671/
Durmonova671/
Darmom671/
Darhmoune671/
Darmún671/

Dormon Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dormon in the Russian language
Дормонdormon-

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