Dornyo Surname

257,026th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,533 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Dornyo Surname User-submission:

The surname Dornyoh or Dornyo means 'work is good'.

Dornyo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana1,5241:17,7302,249
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Dornyo Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Dornyoh or Dornyo means 'work is good'.

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Dornyo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dornyo occurs more in Ghana more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dornyo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 257,026th most frequently held surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 4,753,781 people. Dornyo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Dornyo are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This last name is most commonly held in Ghana, where it is carried by 1,524 people, or 1 in 17,730. Beside Ghana this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 0 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Dornay83215/
Dorneo83102/
Dornyi8384/
Dornoy8340/
Dourny8312/
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Dornio838/
Dornny830/
Dornayová804/
Dornois7787/
Dourney7769/
D'Ornay7713/
Dournay775/
Dorngoy774/
Dorgnoo771/
Dornych771/
Dorrney770/
Doorney770/
Dorne732,031/
Dorna731,934/
Dorni73225/
Darny7354/
Dorné7342/
Dournois7110/
Dorneijo711/
Dorner6711,424/
Darney67944/
Dornes67617/
Dourna67500/
Dhorne67454/
Darnay67432/
Dorneh67328/
Dornea67254/
Dornis67230/
Dornia67196/
Dornet67177/
Dornez67165/
Dornai67144/
Darnayová67108/
Doorne67104/
Durnya6751/
Darnya6742/
Darnyi6735/
Dornaiová6730/
Dourne6723/
Dorniß6718/
Dornee6712/
Durnio6711/
Dornie6711/
Darnio678/
Dorneu676/
Dornaj676/
Darnoi675/
Dhorna674/
Dornne673/
Dorned673/
Dornna672/
Dornep672/
Dornei671/
Dornii671/
Dornni671/
Dorgna671/
Darnny671/
Dornès671/
Dhorni671/
Doornogio671/
Deurny670/

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