Dorothia Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Dorothia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dorothia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon181:1,153,83770,128
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Dorothia (783) may also be a first name.

Dorothia Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dorothia (Oriya: େଦାେରାଥିଆ) is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Dorothia click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dorothia? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,602,217th most frequently occurring surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. Dorothia is predominantly found in Africa, where 60 percent of Dorothia reside; 60 percent reside in Central Africa and 60 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Dorothia is also the 293,155th most widespread forename at a global level. It is borne by 783 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 1,153,837. In Cameroon it is most common in: Northwest Region, where 100 percent live. Outside of Cameroon it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 30 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dorotia9370/
Dorothea88257/
Darothia8813/
Dorethia881/
Dorathia880/
Dorotthea821/
Dorotea80604/
Dorotio8019/
Doratia800/
Dorotheo75251/
Dorottya7517/
Dorathea7516/
Duruthia752/
Dhorotea751/
Darathia751/
Dorotheou7176/
Dorotheos7114/
Darodthya711/
Doroteo6715,615/
Deretia677/
Duratia671/
Durotea671/
Dorotyo671/
Doratea670/
Duruthea633/
Dorroteo631/
Doroteos631/
Durrutia631/
Deurrutia5921/
Darathjah591/
Durutya5333/
Doratio5318/
Doreteo5310/
Deroteo534/
Dorateo532/
Doruteo531/
Duratya531/
Daroteo531/
Duruttya5056/
Durateau501/

Dorothia Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dorothia in the Oriya language
େଦାେରାଥିଆedaerathi'a44.83
ଦରଥିଆdarathi'a27.59
େଦାରଥିଆedarathi'a10.34
େଦାରଥୀଆedarathi'a3.45
ଡେରାଥିଆderathi'a3.45
େଡାେରାଥିଆedaerathi'a3.45
େଡାରଥୀଆedarathi'a3.45
ଦେରାଥିଆderathi'a3.45

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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 Dorothia
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