Dorn Surname
Approximately 41,283 people bear this surname
Dorn Surname Definition:
(English) One who came from Dorn (stronghold), in Worcestershire.
Dorn Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 19,316 | 1:4,168 | 469 |
| United States | 14,740 | 1:24,590 | 3,096 |
| Austria | 1,544 | 1:5,515 | 639 |
| Russia | 1,101 | 1:130,902 | 15,423 |
| France | 915 | 1:72,593 | 10,157 |
| Brazil | 629 | 1:340,341 | 13,066 |
| Canada | 401 | 1:91,884 | 10,069 |
| England | 332 | 1:167,825 | 15,507 |
| Pakistan | 327 | 1:546,312 | 9,055 |
| Poland | 212 | 1:179,287 | 24,589 |
| Hungary | 207 | 1:47,422 | 5,066 |
| Australia | 167 | 1:161,651 | 16,786 |
| Kazakhstan | 150 | 1:117,883 | 12,543 |
| Switzerland | 142 | 1:57,837 | 7,311 |
| Netherlands | 125 | 1:135,097 | 20,820 |
| Thailand | 90 | 1:784,870 | 127,251 |
| Argentina | 85 | 1:502,864 | 37,103 |
| New Zealand | 78 | 1:58,055 | 9,120 |
| Ukraine | 63 | 1:722,582 | 75,033 |
| Chile | 49 | 1:359,520 | 9,978 |
| Slovenia | 39 | 1:63,787 | 9,424 |
| Belgium | 37 | 1:310,720 | 35,739 |
| Belarus | 36 | 1:263,918 | 30,781 |
| Czechia | 35 | 1:303,813 | 38,544 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| Suriname | 26 | 1:21,254 | 4,689 |
| Sweden | 26 | 1:378,721 | 26,697 |
| Northern Ireland | 26 | 1:70,963 | 5,105 |
| Latvia | 25 | 1:82,002 | 12,055 |
| Uzbekistan | 22 | 1:1,405,870 | 25,726 |
| Cambodia | 21 | 1:737,483 | 4,850 |
| South Africa | 20 | 1:2,708,885 | 106,094 |
| Serbia | 19 | 1:376,050 | 17,192 |
| Uruguay | 18 | 1:190,653 | 15,539 |
| Spain | 17 | 1:2,750,120 | 61,567 |
| Croatia | 16 | 1:264,288 | 27,725 |
| Norway | 13 | 1:395,560 | 35,657 |
| Wales | 9 | 1:343,837 | 18,086 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:594,869 | 21,724 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| Ecuador | 9 | 1:1,767,316 | 20,027 |
| Nicaragua | 8 | 1:752,636 | 4,372 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| Japan | 8 | 1:15,980,537 | 47,042 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Taiwan | 8 | 1:2,930,593 | 17,989 |
| Philippines | 8 | 1:12,654,778 | 228,986 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| Finland | 7 | 1:785,243 | 38,644 |
| Denmark | 6 | 1:940,786 | 47,603 |
| Slovakia | 6 | 1:889,408 | 78,715 |
| United Arab Emirates | 5 | 1:1,832,455 | 58,414 |
| Bolivia | 5 | 1:2,123,287 | 6,830 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| South Korea | 4 | 1:12,810,064 | 2,073 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 4 | 1:1,493,164 | 71,188 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 1:2,326,302 | 54,089 |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | 1:3,216,374 | 32,290 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Anguilla | 2 | 1:6,718 | 471 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 110 | 1:221,594 | 16,923 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:415,913 | 11,811 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,380 | 1:21,100 | 2,657 |
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.
(Dutch.) A thorn—tree.
Dorn Demographics
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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
Dorn Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dorn in the Hindi language | ||
| दोरन | dorana | 33.33 |
| डोरान | dorana | 33.33 |
| दोर्ण | dorna | 33.33 |
| Dorn in the Russian language | ||
| Дорн | dorn | - |
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Footnotes
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