Dorothe Surname
Approximately 176 people bear this surname
Dorothe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | 101 | 1:84,729 | 10,121 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| France | 17 | 1:3,907,219 | 231,005 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Seychelles | 4 | 1:23,098 | 1,012 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
The alternate forms: Dorothé (4) are calculated separately.
Dorothe (12,763) may also be a first name.
Dorothe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dorothe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dorothe (Marathi: डोरोथे) is most common in Israel. It can appear as a variant: Dorothé. For other potential spellings of Dorothe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dorothe? popularity and diffusion
Dorothe is the 1,290,735th most widespread family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 41,406,511 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 59 percent of Dorothe reside; 57 percent reside in West Asia and 57 percent reside in Judeo-West Asia. Dorothe is also the 51,930th most frequently occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 12,763 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Israel, where it is borne by 101 people, or 1 in 84,729. In Israel Dorothe is primarily found in: Central District, where 44 percent live, Tel Aviv District, where 26 percent live and Southern District, where 18 percent live. Barring Israel this last name is found in 15 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 19 percent live and France, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dorothe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dorothe in the Marathi language | ||
| डोरोथे | dorothe | - |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Dorothe
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis