Dorrans Surname

910,497th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 292 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Dorrans Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dorrans Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1311:40,8693,816
United States481:7,551,228341,161
England401:1,392,95161,553
Northern Ireland391:47,3094,079
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland341:130,2907,484
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland271:138,6386,001

Dorrans Last Name Facts

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

Dorrans occurs more in Scotland more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dorrans? popularity and diffusion

It is the 910,497th most prevalent family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 24,957,349 people. Dorrans occurs mostly in Europe, where 72 percent of Dorrans live; 72 percent live in Northern Europe and 72 percent live in British Isles.

The surname Dorrans is most frequently used in Scotland, where it is held by 131 people, or 1 in 40,869. In Scotland Dorrans is most numerous in: East Ayrshire, where 53 percent live, Glasgow City, where 16 percent live and North Ayrshire, where 11 percent live. Aside from Scotland this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 16 percent live and England, where 14 percent live.

Dorrans Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dorrans has changed through the years. In Scotland the number of people who held the Dorrans surname grew 485 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dorrans Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Dorrans last name is principally Presbyterian (71%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Dorrans surname are 36.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 83.33% registered with the party.

The amount Dorrans earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 47.83% more than the national average, earning $63,788 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.56% less than the national average, earning $37,482 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dorans92572/
Durrans86650/
Dorgans86327/
Dourans8622/
Derrans861/
Darrans860/
Dorrance801,667/
Durans772,017/
Derans7724/
Doranz779/
Dérans776/
Darans774/
Dorons772/
Dorams771/
Deerans7164/
Derains7148/
Dorance7143/
Derranz7134/
Durgans7123/
Dargans7121/
Dorganz714/
Durains713/
Duranst713/
Dharans712/
Duransd711/
Doranch711/
Dahrans711/
Durhans710/
Duranse710/
Durrams710/
Durrance672,419/
Dargains67167/
Dorosins672/
Doranche671/
Ddorance671/
Dorramce671/
Darrance671/

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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 Dorrans
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