Dorrofield Surname

2,121,169th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 79 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Dorrofield Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dorrofield Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa511:1,062,30863,943
England211:2,653,24194,788
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England281:870,54937,307

Dorrofield Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dorrofield has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dorrofield? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,121,169th most widespread surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 92,247,417 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 65 percent of Dorrofield reside; 65 percent reside in Southern Africa and 65 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is carried by 51 people, or 1 in 1,062,308. In South Africa Dorrofield is mostly found in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 88 percent reside, Western Cape, where 10 percent reside and Mpumalanga, where 2 percent reside. Apart from South Africa this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 27 percent reside and Australia, where 9 percent reside.

Dorrofield Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dorrofield has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Dorrofield last name decreased 25 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dorrofield Last Name Statistics demography

Dorrofield earn notably more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 24.49% more than the national average, earning R 295,824 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dorofield950/
Dorefield841/
Derefield7430/
Darefield743/
Derafeld671/
Derefeld671/
Derefeldt6325/
Darefjeld636/
Darefelt5616/
Darafilova501/

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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
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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 Dorrofield
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