Dorofeeva Surname

15,810th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35,264 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Dorofeeva Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'sun god', or 'sun goddess'. It is Dorofeeva for females and Dorofeev for males.

Dorofeeva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia28,8481:4,996605
Ukraine4,1441:10,9851,376
Kazakhstan9901:17,8612,606
Belarus8361:11,3651,745
Kyrgyzstan1171:51,0487,357
Moldova1051:33,9185,331
Uzbekistan1031:300,2838,324
Transnistria211:22,6053,991
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Tajikistan131:645,1304,278
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Azerbaijan41:2,412,28025,948
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
England41:13,929,515290,718
Armenia31:976,72713,552
China31:455,773,85521,925
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
France11:66,422,722504,397
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Cyprus11:884,87613,055

Dorofeeva Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'sun god', or 'sun goddess'. It is Dorofeeva for females and Dorofeev for males.

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Dorofeeva Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dorofeeva (Russian: Дорофеева) is held by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dorofeeva? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dorofeeva is the 15,810th most common last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 206,657 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 70 percent of Dorofeeva reside; 70 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 69 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Russia, where it is borne by 28,848 people, or 1 in 4,996. In Russia it is most numerous in: Altai Krai, where 11 percent reside, Moscow Oblast, where 7 percent reside and Moscow, where 6 percent reside. Not including Russia this surname is found in 35 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 12 percent reside and Kazakhstan, where 3 percent reside.

Dorofeeva Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Dorofeeva last name is predominantly Orthodox (89%) in Russia, Orthodox (87%) in Belarus, Orthodox (80%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (87%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Dorofeeva are 16.44% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 63.21% being registered to vote for the political party.

Dorofeeva earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 20.69% more than the national average, earning $52,078 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dorofejeva95296/
Dorofeyeva9563/
Dorofeva9420/
Dorofejevas901/
Dorofieieva901/
Dorofyeva8923/
Darofeeva8921/
Dorofeewa8911/
Dorafeeva899/
Dorofeevy898/
Dorofeyva891/
Dorofeevoy841/
Darofejeva841/
Dorofeevich802/
Darafeeva7812/
Darafeva711/

Dorofeeva Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dorofeeva in the Russian language
Дорофееваdorofeeva-

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