Dorothy Surname

116,692nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,949 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Dorothy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dorothy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,9041:190,36718,874
New Zealand2921:15,5082,705
Papua New Guinea2861:28,5103,229
Kenya2561:180,39013,550
Australia1591:169,78417,425
Cameroon1551:133,99415,044
Nigeria1461:1,213,30748,905
England1391:400,84927,632
India981:7,827,198166,253
South Africa621:873,83457,209
Canada591:624,50251,218
Solomon Islands581:10,0001,732
Botswana501:43,7398,388
Indonesia421:3,148,790173,812
Singapore341:161,9916,884
Ireland241:196,2068,013
Malaysia211:1,404,48759,312
Uganda191:2,054,69965,771
China181:75,962,3094,162
Northern Ireland141:131,7887,342
Liberia91:489,83723,279
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Hong Kong61:1,222,5805,222
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Seychelles41:23,0981,012
Wales41:773,63329,106
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
France21:33,211,361423,184
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Barbados11:287,4482,772
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Macau11:601,6301,582
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland261:170,3798,688
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England421:580,36629,847
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2521:199,28017,365

Dorothy (1,398,060) may also be a first name.

Dorothy Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dorothy (Arabic: دورثي, Hindi: डोरोथी, Marathi: डोरोथी, Oriya: ଦରଥି, Tibetan: དོ་རོ་ཏི་) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dorothy? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 116,692nd most numerous family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 1,845,416 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 42 percent of Dorothy live; 42 percent live in North America and 42 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 553rd most numerous first name world-wide It is held by 1,398,060 people.

It is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 1,904 people, or 1 in 190,367. In The United States Dorothy is most prevalent in: Texas, where 9 percent live, California, where 8 percent live and Iowa, where 7 percent live. Not including The United States Dorothy exists in 66 countries. It also occurs in New Zealand, where 7 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent live.

Dorothy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dorothy has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 756 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 331 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 8 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Dorothy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Dorothy surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States Dorothy are 1.7% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 51.53% registered with the political party.

The amount Dorothy earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 10.71% more than the national average, earning R 263,100 per year; in United States they earn 8.09% less than the national average, earning $39,660 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.8% less than the national average, earning $45,313 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dorothiy9340/
Dorrothy935/
Dorothey933/
Dohrothy931/
Dorothyi931/
Doroythy931/
Dorothty930/
Doroty9228/
Doroytthy882/
Dorathy86815/
Dorethy86225/
Dorothe86176/
Dorothi8621/
Dorotyi8620/
Darothy866/
Dorotha864/
Dorothé864/
Derothy863/
Dorotiy861/
Dorohty861/
Dorotyo861/
Dhoroty860/
Dorhoty860/
Dorroty860/
Dorotty860/
Dorothee80931/
Dorothea80257/
Dorotich80179/
Dorotych8065/
Darothiy8033/
Dorothée8027/
Dorotheu8023/
Dorothie803/
Durrothy802/
Dorotycz802/
Dorosteh802/
Dorathey801/
Dorathiy801/
Dorothhe801/
Dorethey800/
Dhorotty800/
Doroehty800/
Dorrathy800/
Dorathay800/
Dourathy800/
Dorother800/
Dorota771,155/
Dorote77173/
Doraty77113/
Doroti7732/
Daroty775/
Doruty771/
Dóroty771/
Daroithay7524/
Daroytthy759/
Daroitthy754/
Dorotthea751/
Dorotea71604/
Dorotte71182/
Doroteu71122/
Dorosti71119/
Darothe7149/
Dorathi7146/
Durroty7134/
Darotha7129/
Derothe7124/
Doratty7120/
Dorotio7119/
Dorotta719/
Dorotei718/
Durotoy718/
Darathy717/
Doroite715/
Dorotie714/
Darothi714/
Darotiy714/
Dohrety713/
Dorehty712/
Doratha712/
Dorotti712/
Dorotéa712/
Duruthy712/
Dorotee712/
Doerety711/
Dorathe711/
Darethy711/
Dorethe711/
Douroti711/
Dorethi711/
Dorhote711/
Dorooti711/
Dargoty711/
Daroteh711/
Deréthy711/
Derethy711/
Darouty711/
Doretey710/
Dorraty710/
Dorhaty710/
Dhoraty710/
Dorruty710/
Doratey710/
Durruthy67461/
Dorathea6716/
Dorethea676/
Daroytty676/
Dorotiss675/
Durother673/
Dorostei673/
Doratheu673/
Dorhosti672/
Dorathai672/
Duroutoy672/
Deroutey672/
Dorethee672/
Derothea672/
Dorroite672/
Derouthe671/
Doruther671/
Dorrotti671/
Darohyti671/
Derothee671/
Dourouti671/
Douroteu671/
Doroteas671/
Dhorotea671/
Darothee671/
Douretty670/
Doerhaty670/

Dorothy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dorothy in the Tibetan language
དོ་རོ་ཏི་doroti-
Dorothy in the Oriya language
ଦରଥିdarathi50
ଡେରାଥିderathi50
Dorothy in the Marathi language
डोरोथीdorothi38.03
डॉरथीdorathi9.86
दोरोथीdorothi7.04
डॉरोथीdorothi7.04
डोरोटीdoroti5.63
डोरथीdorathi2.82
दोरोdoro2.82
डोरेथीdorethi2.82
डोरीथीdorithi2.82
दोरोटीdoroti2.82
डॉरोटीdoroti1.41
डोरोतीdoroti1.41
डेरोथीderothi1.41
डॉरेथीdorethi1.41
डोरोठीdorothi1.41
डॅरोथीderothi1.41
डोरथdoratha1.41
डोरोधीdorodhi1.41
डॉरटdorata1.41
Dorothy in the Hindi language
डोरोथीdorothi23.08
दोरोथीdorothi15.38
दोरोतीdoroti15.38
डारथीdarathi7.69
डोरोगीdorogi7.69
डोरेतीdoreti7.69
डौर्थीdaurthi7.69
डोरथीdorathi7.69
डौरोथीdaurothi7.69
Dorothy in the Arabic language
دورثيdwrthy-

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