Dorostkar Surname

1,980,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 89 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Qatar

Dorostkar Surname User-submission:

The Dorostkar surname comes from dorost, meaning 'correct', and kar, meaning 'work'. Dorostkar, therefore, means 'good work'.

Dorostkar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:10,660,557428,392
Iran291:2,647,67384,414
England71:7,959,723202,100
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

Dorostkar Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Dorostkar surname comes from dorost, meaning 'correct', and kar, meaning 'work'. Dorostkar, therefore, means 'good work'.

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Dorostkar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dorostkar is found most in The United States. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Dorostkar click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dorostkar? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,980,395th most commonly held surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 81,882,538 people. The surname Dorostkar occurs predominantly in Asia, where 43 percent of Dorostkar live; 42 percent live in North America and 42 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 34 people, or 1 in 10,660,557. In The United States Dorostkar is primarily concentrated in: California, where 65 percent reside, Colorado, where 18 percent reside and Nevada, where 12 percent reside. Outside of The United States this surname occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 33 percent reside and England, where 8 percent reside.

Dorostkar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Dorostkar surname are 21.98% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 68.75% being registered to vote for the party.

Dorostkar earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 38.33% more than the national average, earning $59,688 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Darotkar822/
Doroodkar7810/
Dürüstkar784/
Dhoratkar781/
Durustkar781/
Darodkar7127/
Dharatkar6734/
Daroodkar6718/
Dhoradkar671/
Darhatkar671/
Dhargadkar531/

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