Dorothee Surname

382,372nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 931 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chad
Highest density in:
Chad

Dorothee Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dorothee Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chad3851:35,3044,109
France1621:410,01760,039
DR Congo1231:600,64745,387
Cameroon1181:176,00918,652
Ivory Coast551:419,47714,125
Mauritius331:39,1947,252
Ethiopia161:6,096,64111,907
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
England11:55,718,059489,080
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

The alternate forms: Dorothée (27) are calculated separately.

Dorothee (90,635) may also be a first name.

Dorothee Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dorothee is borne by more people in Chad than any other country/territory. It may also appear as: Dorothée. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dorothee? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 382,372nd most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 7,827,654 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 74 percent of Dorothee reside; 43 percent reside in West Africa and 41 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Dorothee is also the 11,143rd most frequently held first name globally, borne by 90,635 people.

This last name is most numerous in Chad, where it is borne by 385 people, or 1 in 35,304. Aside from Chad it exists in 22 countries. It also occurs in France, where 17 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 13 percent reside.

Dorothee Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Dorothee are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 75% being registered with the party.

Dorothee earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 128.64% more than the national average, earning $98,656 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dorothée9627/
Dorothe93176/
Dorotee932/
Dorothea88257/
Dorotheu8823/
Dorothey883/
Dorothie883/
Dorothye882/
Dorethee882/
Dorothhe881/
Derothee881/
Darothee881/
Dorother880/
Dorote86173/
Dorotheya8221/
Dorotheia8213/
Dorotheio8212/
Dorotheus822/
Dorotthea821/
Dorothy803,949/
Dorotea80604/
Dorotte80182/
Doroteu80122/
Darothe8049/
Dorotae8046/
Derothe8024/
Dorothi8021/
Dorotei808/
Doroite805/
Dorotha804/
Dorotie804/
Dorothé804/
Dorathe801/
Dorethe801/
Dorhote801/
Doroteio75271/
Doroteya75216/
Dorotich75179/
Doroteia75120/
Dorotych7565/
Dorothiy7540/
Dorathea7516/
Dorethea756/
Dorrothy755/
Doroteja754/
Durother753/
Dorostei753/
Doratheu753/
Doroteus752/
Dorosteh752/
Derothea752/
Dorroite752/
Dorrotae752/
Dohrothy751/
Derouthe751/
Dorathey751/
Dorothyi751/
Doruther751/
Doroythy751/
Douroteu751/
Doroteas751/
Dhorotea751/
Dorothty750/
Dorethey750/
Dorota711,155/
Darote71191/
Dorate7174/
Doroti7132/
Doroty7128/
Derote7113/
Dorete718/
Durote714/
Dorothéia712/
Doroytthy712/
Doratheia711/
Derouthie711/
Dorathy67815/
Dorethy67225/
Dorette67121/
Deroite67121/
Dorosti67119/
Derathe6772/
Derotte6768/
Dorathi6746/
Doruteu6731/
Daratee6730/
Darotha6729/
Doretea6727/
Dorotyi6720/
Dorotio6719/
Dharote6712/
Dorateu6712/
Dourate6710/
Daruthe679/
Dorotta679/
Doreteu678/
Doratte678/
Dhorate677/
Darathe677/
Darothy676/
Darothi674/
Darotte673/
Derothy673/
Doratha672/
Dorotti672/
Dorotéa672/
Duroteu672/
Dorotiy671/
Durathe671/
Dorohty671/
Dorrate671/
Dorates671/
Derethe671/
Douroti671/
Doratez671/
Dorethi671/
Dorooti671/
Dorotyo671/
Daroteh671/
Duroter671/
Darrote671/
Doratae671/
Durotea671/
Deroete671/
Doretey670/
Dhoroty670/
Dorhoty670/
Doratea670/
Dorroty670/
Doratey670/
Dorotty670/
Derotie670/
Doruter670/

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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
  • 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 Dorothee
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