Dorn Surname

13,530th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41,283 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Dorn Surname Definition:

(English) One who came from Dorn (stronghold), in Worcestershire.

Dorn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany19,3161:4,168469
United States14,7401:24,5903,096
Austria1,5441:5,515639
Russia1,1011:130,90215,423
France9151:72,59310,157
Brazil6291:340,34113,066
Canada4011:91,88410,069
England3321:167,82515,507
Pakistan3271:546,3129,055
Poland2121:179,28724,589
Hungary2071:47,4225,066
Australia1671:161,65116,786
Kazakhstan1501:117,88312,543
Switzerland1421:57,8377,311
Netherlands1251:135,09720,820
Thailand901:784,870127,251
Argentina851:502,86437,103
New Zealand781:58,0559,120
Ukraine631:722,58275,033
Chile491:359,5209,978
Slovenia391:63,7879,424
Belgium371:310,72035,739
Belarus361:263,91830,781
Czechia351:303,81338,544
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Suriname261:21,2544,689
Sweden261:378,72126,697
Northern Ireland261:70,9635,105
Latvia251:82,00212,055
Uzbekistan221:1,405,87025,726
Cambodia211:737,4834,850
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Serbia191:376,05017,192
Uruguay181:190,65315,539
Spain171:2,750,12061,567
Croatia161:264,28827,725
Norway131:395,56035,657
Wales91:343,83718,086
Scotland91:594,86921,724
India91:85,229,487684,495
Ecuador91:1,767,31620,027
Nicaragua81:752,6364,372
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Japan81:15,980,53747,042
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Taiwan81:2,930,59317,989
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Finland71:785,24338,644
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Slovakia61:889,40878,715
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
Bolivia51:2,123,2876,830
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Kyrgyzstan41:1,493,16471,188
China31:455,773,85521,925
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Anguilla21:6,718471
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Guam11:160,1214,893
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1101:221,59416,923
Scotland91:415,91311,811
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,3801:21,1002,657

The alternate forms: Dörn (152) & Dorń (1) are calculated separately.

Dorn (1,113) may also be a first name.

Dorn Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) One who came from Dorn (stronghold), in Worcestershire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

(Dutch.) A thorn—tree.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Dorn Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dorn (Hindi: दोरन, Russian: Дорн) is most common in Germany. It can also be found as: Dörn or Dorń. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dorn? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dorn is the 13,530th most frequently held last name in the world, held by around 1 in 176,527 people. The surname Dorn occurs predominantly in Europe, where 57 percent of Dorn reside; 53 percent reside in Western Europe and 51 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Dorn is also the 239,008th most frequent given name throughout the world It is held by 1,113 people.

This surname is most common in Germany, where it is carried by 19,316 people, or 1 in 4,168. In Germany Dorn is most prevalent in: Bavaria, where 25 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 15 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent reside. Besides Germany this last name is found in 91 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 36 percent reside and Austria, where 4 percent reside.

Dorn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dorn has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dorn last name rose 619 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 302 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dorn Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Dorn surname is primarily Orthodox (94%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus, Shiite (50%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (85%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Dorn last name are 17.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.5% registered with the political party.

The amount Dorn earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 22.55% less than the national average, earning 268,044 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 7.41% more than the national average, earning R 255,252 per year; in United States they earn 4.75% more than the national average, earning $45,198 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.25% more than the national average, earning $50,304 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dörn92152/
Dorń921/
Dorin898,228/
Doren893,618/
Doorn893,356/
Dorne892,031/
Dohrn891,550/
Doern89397/
Doryn89113/
Dornn8984/
Dorén8940/
Dorrn8926/
Dorng8917/
Dorhn8913/
Dourn898/
Dornø898/
Dhorn893/
Dorín892/
Duorn891/
Dornt891/
Dorion805,349/
Doreen804,458/
Doring803,437/
Dorina801,432/
Dorzin801,126/
Doirin80637/
Dooren80509/
Dhorne80454/
Dorren80288/
Dohren80221/
Doeren80199/
Dourin80192/
Dorrin80123/
Doorne80104/
Dorien80100/
Dorent8077/
Doreng8067/
Doryna8062/
Dorgin8031/
Dhorin8029/
Dhoren8025/
Dourne8023/
Doryon8017/
Dourng8015/
Dohrén8013/
Doyrin8011/
Dourén8010/
Dorzen8010/
Dorndt8010/
Douren809/
Doroen808/
Doehrn807/
Dohrin806/
Doerin803/
Dornne803/
Doruin802/
Dotrin802/
Dorinc802/
Dorend802/
Doiren801/
Dorhng801/
Doraen801/
Doryng801/
Dorink801/
Dorint801/
D'Horn801/
Doerhn800/
Doruen800/
Durn752,983/
Dern752,008/
Darn75184/
Dohring73459/
Dorreen73151/
Dorrien73127/
Dornová7370/
Dorrion7352/
Dhotren7352/
Doehren7344/
Dooring7344/
Dornova7321/
Dorring7318/
Doirion7311/
Douring736/
Doorink732/
Doorzen732/
Doiring731/
Dorrina731/
Dooreen731/
Doorion731/
Dootren731/
Dorinne731/
Dorienë731/
D'Horne731/
Dourgne731/
Doohren730/
Doringh730/
Dorzien730/
Derin6719,123/
Darin676,663/
Duren675,828/
Darne674,370/
Durin674,055/
Deren673,471/
Düren671,488/
Dören67585/
Daren67526/
Durne67296/
Doryń67243/
Daryn67230/
Dorim67184/
Döhrn67147/
Dorem67141/
Dorinova67112/
Durén6740/
Darén6740/
Duryn6737/
Doreń6737/
D'Hoorne6733/
Dörne6731/
Dorinová6727/
Derhn6718/
Dorrinck6713/
Durín6711/
Dorenová6710/
Dharn6710/
Dürén678/
Daarn675/
Durän675/
Durnn673/
Dutrn673/
Darnt673/
Durnd673/
Dorynova673/
Darng672/
Dhurn672/
Dehrn672/
Darhn672/
Dhoeraen672/
Dorenova672/
Deurn671/
Darnn671/
Daurn671/
Doornova671/
Doringue671/
Darín671/
Darnø671/
D'Hooren671/
Dérin671/
Dürän671/
Doręg671/
Durnt671/
Dürün671/
Durrn670/
Durzn670/
Dernn670/
Deern670/
Duirn670/

Dorn Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dorn in the Hindi language
दोरनdorana33.33
डोरानdorana33.33
दोर्णdorna33.33
Dorn in the Russian language
Дорнdorn-

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Footnotes

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