Dorrens Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Dorrens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dorrens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland271:198,29010,618
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299

Dorrens Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dorrens is borne by more people in Scotland than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dorrens? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,185,033rd most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 191,777,524 people. The last name Dorrens is primarily found in Europe, where 92 percent of Dorrens reside; 92 percent reside in Northern Europe and 71 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name Dorrens is most numerous in Scotland, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 198,290. In Scotland Dorrens is most numerous in: South Lanarkshire, where 56 percent are found, Renfrewshire, where 19 percent are found and East Renfrewshire, where 19 percent are found. Other than Scotland this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 21 percent are found and Australia, where 5 percent are found.

Dorrens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dorrens has changed over time. In Scotland the number of people carrying the Dorrens surname increased 2,700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dorrens Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dorens9219/
Durrens8647/
Darrens868/
Dorzens863/
Dorrins862/
Doreens862/
Dohrens861/
Doraens861/
Dourens861/
Dorense861/
Doerens860/
Derrens860/
Doremns860/
Dorns8397/
Dottrens8070/
Dorrence8024/
Darrenss800/
Durens77614/
Derens7741/
Dorins7724/
Dorenz7724/
Dornsø775/
Darens772/
Dérens771/
Dourns770/
Doorns770/
Dornss770/
Darrns770/
Darzens7169/
Dahrens7164/
Derrins7117/
Dorions7113/
Dehrens716/
Dorence715/
Duraens713/
Duriens712/
Dourins711/
Doerins711/
Dariens711/
Darrins711/
Dherens711/
Deruens711/
Dhérens711/
Dorgins710/
Durrence671,303/
Durns67127/
Darns6750/
Derns679/
Darrence671/
Dorrince670/

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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 Dorrens
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