Dorogoy Surname

612,595th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 504 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Dorogoy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dorogoy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia4181:344,79234,317
Belarus381:250,02829,656
Kazakhstan221:803,75051,043
Israel91:950,84857,975
Armenia41:732,54511,666
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Transnistria31:158,23313,093
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271

Dorogoy (216) may also be a first name.

Dorogoy Last Name Facts

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

Dorogoy (Russian: Дорогой) occurs in Russia more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dorogoy? popularity and diffusion

It is the 612,595th most frequently held family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 14,459,416 people. The last name Dorogoy is predominantly found in Europe, where 67 percent of Dorogoy are found; 67 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 67 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 614,549th most widely held first name globally, held by 216 people.

This last name is most frequent in Russia, where it is held by 418 people, or 1 in 344,792. In Russia it is mostly found in: Moscow, where 23 percent reside, Saint Petersburg, where 9 percent reside and Novosibirsk Oblast, where 6 percent reside. Beside Russia Dorogoy occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Belarus, where 8 percent reside and Kazakhstan, where 4 percent reside.

Dorogoy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Orthodox (85%) in Russia and Orthodox (93%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Dorogoy surname are 2.91% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 43.86% being registered with the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

Dorogoy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dorogoy in the Russian language
Дорогойdorogoj-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dorogoy
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