Dorothée Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Dorothée Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 20 | 1:3,321,136 | 213,627 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
The alternate forms: Dorothee (931) & Dorotheé (1) are calculated separately.
Dorothée (6,132) may also be a first name.
Dorothée Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dorothée Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Dorothée is found in France more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as: Dorothee or Dorotheé. For other potential spellings of Dorothée click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dorothée? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,798,600th most numerous family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 85 percent of Dorothée are found; 85 percent are found in Western Europe and 85 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. Dorothée is also the 84,488th most commonly occurring forename on earth, borne by 6,132 people.
This last name is most frequently used in France, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 3,321,136. In France Dorothée is most numerous in: Île-de-France, where 50 percent live, Hauts-de-France, where 45 percent live and Pays de la Loire, where 5 percent live. Beside France Dorothée occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 7 percent live and Canada, where 4 percent live.
Dorothée Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Dorothée has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Dorothée surname declined 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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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 Dorothée
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