Dorow Surname

158,807th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,749 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Dorow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dorow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,0961:73,4549,292
United States9761:371,37232,921
Brazil5151:415,67815,790
Denmark681:83,0118,046
England401:1,392,95161,553
Poland271:1,407,73183,680
Norway101:514,22941,629
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States761:660,77243,333

The alternate forms: Dorów (1) are calculated separately.

Dorow Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dorow is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Dorów. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dorow? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 158,807th most numerous surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 2,650,981 people. Dorow is primarily found in The Americas, where 54 percent of Dorow live; 40 percent live in Western Europe and 40 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Dorow is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 1,096 people, or 1 in 73,454. In Germany it is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 20 percent reside, Berlin, where 19 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany it exists in 13 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 36 percent reside and Brazil, where 19 percent reside.

Dorow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dorow has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 1,284 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dorow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Dorow surname are 43.86% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 97.09% registered with the political party.

The amount Dorow earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 14.77% more than the national average, earning 397,204 kr per year and in United States they earn 7.11% more than the national average, earning $46,218 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dorów931/
Dorowe91226/
Dorowa9175/
Dorrow9152/
Dohrow9141/
Dourow911/
Dourowa8335/
Dhorowa8311/
Dottrow830/
Derow8012,391/
Durow802,762/
Darow80302/
Dorov80131/
Dorof8025/
Dürow807/
Doraw803/
Dorob801/
Dourouwe777/
Darrow738,993/
Deerow731,200/
Dutrow73709/
Derrow73661/
Doroff73334/
Duurow73245/
Doorov73114/
Dorova7397/
Durrow7371/
Doroev7355/
Dorgof7338/
Dourov7329/
Durows7321/
Dourof7320/
Duhrow7315/
Dorawe7314/
Dorgov739/
Dherow737/
Darowz736/
Dorhov735/
Darowa733/
Dorofh732/
Tdorov732/
Durowa732/
Derouw732/
Dorovs732/
Dhurow731/
Duroow731/
Dorofe731/
Doyrov731/
Derhow731/
Dorgaw731/
Darows730/
Dasrow730/
Dhurowa67137/
Doorova67103/
Doorhof6770/
Dourova6717/
Dharowa6716/
Dheerow679/
Douroub679/
Du'rows678/
Dorhova676/
Dooroff676/
Durrows676/
Dorgova675/
Doerhof672/
Doeroff672/
Deeroow672/
Tdorova671/
Dherrow671/
Duthrow670/
Dorrohb670/
Dorhoof670/
Darrrow670/

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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
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  • 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 Dorow
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