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
Dorn Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Dorn Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dorn Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dorn (Hindi: दोरन, Russian: Дорн) is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: 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 commonly used surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 176,527 people. It 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 widespread first name internationally, held by 1,113 people.
The surname Dorn is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 19,316 people, or 1 in 4,168. In Germany it is mostly found in: Bavaria, where 25 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 15 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent are found. Besides Germany this surname occurs in 91 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 36 percent are found and Austria, where 4 percent are found.
Dorn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Dorn has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dorn surname increased 619 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 302 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Dorn Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding 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 bearing the Dorn last name are 17.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.5% being registered with the 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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