Dorotea Surname

534,162nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 604 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Portugal

Dorotea Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dorotea Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2871:257,42024,363
Portugal941:110,8325,195
Italy861:711,12460,287
Brazil531:4,039,138109,837
Mexico281:4,433,07927,489
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Peru91:3,531,56931,288
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
France41:16,605,680368,153
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Dorotéa (2) are calculated separately.

Dorotea (53,605) may also be a first name.

Dorotea Last Name Facts

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

Dorotea (Marathi: डोरोटीया) is more frequently found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant: Dorotéa. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dorotea? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 534,162nd most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 12,065,473 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 48 percent of Dorotea live; 48 percent live in Central Africa and 48 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Dorotea is also the 17,438th most frequently used first name globally, held by 53,605 people.

This surname is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 287 people, or 1 in 257,420. Besides The DR Congo Dorotea is found in 25 countries. It also occurs in Portugal, where 16 percent are found and Italy, where 14 percent are found.

Dorotea Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dorotea has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dorotea surname rose 900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dorotea Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Dorotea earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 12.69% less than the national average, earning $37,675 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.64% more than the national average, earning $55,465 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dorotéa952/
Dorothea93257/
Doroteya93216/
Doroteia93120/
Doroteja934/
Doroteas931/
Dhorotea931/
Dorota921,155/
Dorote92173/
Dorotheya8821/
Dorotheia8813/
Dorotthea881/
Doroteo8615,615/
Dorotte86182/
Dorothe86176/
Doroteu86122/
Dorotia8670/
Dorotae8646/
Doretea8627/
Dorotta869/
Dorotei868/
Doroite865/
Dorotha864/
Dorotie864/
Dorotee862/
Dorhote861/
Durotea861/
Doratea860/
Dorothee80931/
Doroteio80271/
Dorotayo80252/
Dorotheo80251/
Dorotiya80108/
Dorothia8030/
Dorothée8027/
Dorotheu8023/
Dorottya8017/
Dorathea8016/
Dorotéia807/
Dorethea806/
Dorothey803/
Dorothie803/
Dorostei803/
Dorothye802/
Doroteus802/
Deroteia802/
Duroteia802/
Dorosteh802/
Derothea802/
Dorroite802/
Dorrotae802/
Dorateia801/
Doroteos801/
Dorothhe801/
Dorroteo801/
Douroteu801/
Dorother800/
Dorata77207/
Derota77199/
Darote77191/
Dorate7774/
Doruta7747/
Doroti7732/
Doroty7728/
Doreta7715/
Derote7713/
Darota779/
Dorete778/
Durote774/
Durota771/
Dorotheou7576/
Dorotheos7514/
Dorotheio7512/
Dorotheus752/
Dorothéia752/
Doratheia751/
Dorosheia751/
Ddorotayo751/
Derotheia751/
Dorothy713,949/
Dorette71121/
Deroite71121/
Dorosti71119/
Derrota71104/
Derotte7168/
Darothe7149/
Doruteu7131/
Darotha7129/
Doretha7126/
Dourata7125/
Derothe7124/
Dorothi7121/
Dorotyi7120/
Dorotio7119/
Dharote7112/
Dorateu7112/
Dourate7110/
Dhorata719/
Doreteu718/
Doratte718/
Dhorate717/
Dorothé714/
Dorohai714/
Darotte713/
Derotha712/
Doratha712/
Dorotti712/
Doretta712/
Darotas712/
Doroňai712/
Dorateo712/
Duroteu712/
Dorohue711/
Dorotiy711/
Dargota711/
Dorathe711/
Dorohoa711/
Dorohty711/
Dorethe711/
Durotye711/
Dorrate711/
Dorates711/
Douroti711/
Doratez711/
Dorooti711/
Dorotyo711/
Daroteh711/
Daroteo711/
Duroter711/
Darrote711/
Doratae711/
Deroete711/
Dorohey710/
Doreeta710/
Doretey710/
Dhoroty710/
Dorhoty710/
Dorheta710/
Dorroty710/
Dorreta710/
Doratey710/
Doratia710/
Dorotty710/
Derotie710/
Doruter710/
Doratta710/
Durotoye671,836/
Dorotich67179/
Dorotych6765/
Dorosaya6759/
Dorothiy6740/
Doruyter6732/
Deroitte6727/
Darroite6716/
Doruiter6715/
Doruster6715/
Darothia6713/
Dorrothy675/
Dorotiss675/
Durostat673/
Durother673/
Duruthea673/
Doratheu673/
Dorrette672/
Dorhosti672/
Dorathai672/
Dorutoye672/
Duruteia672/
Deroutey672/
Dorethee672/
Dorotiyo672/
Dorotycz672/
Dohrothy671/
Dhoretie671/
Derouthe671/
Dorathey671/
Dorettah671/
Dorothyi671/
Dorretta671/
Doruther671/
Doroythy671/
Dorrotti671/
Darotayo671/
Derothee671/
Dourouti671/
Durotaye671/
Durotuya671/
Darothee671/
Dorothty670/
Dorethey670/
Dhorotty670/
Doroehty670/
Dorathay670/
Dorathia670/

Dorotea Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dorotea in the Marathi language
डोरोटीयाdorotiya-

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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 Dorotea
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