Dornor Surname

612,595th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 504 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Dornor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dornor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana4851:55,7135,980
England111:5,065,278148,650
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Dornor Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dornor is most common in Ghana. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dornor? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 612,595th most common surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 14,459,416 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Dornor reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Dornor is most numerous in Ghana, where it is carried by 485 people, or 1 in 55,713. Barring Ghana this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also common in England, where 2 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Dornor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dornor has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dornor last name contracted 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dorrnor920/
Darnor835/
Dornar832/
Durnor832/
Dornard7720/
Dernour7711/
Dorngar776/
Darnoor771/
Darnour771/
Dharnor771/
Dornart770/
Doornaar7139/
Dornhard7111/
Dharnore718/
Dornhart712/
Dornnare710/
Dernar6789/
Dornhardt6728/
Darnar6713/
Dernár677/
Durnar671/
Darnard629/
Daarnar625/
Darnare623/
Darnart622/
Dharnar621/
Dernnar620/
Darnhart577/
Darennar574/
Darnhardt534/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dornor
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