Dorsami Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Guyana

Dorsami Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dorsami Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
India51:153,413,076951,030
Guyana41:190,5559,777
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Dorsami (39) may also be a first name.

Dorsami Last Name Facts

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

Dorsami occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dorsami? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,908,606th most common family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 38 percent of Dorsami are found; 38 percent are found in Southern Africa and 38 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,637,361st most common given name internationally It is held by 39 people.

Dorsami is most widespread in South Africa, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 9,029,617. In South Africa Dorsami is most common in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 100 percent are found. Aside from South Africa this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 31 percent are found and Guyana, where 25 percent are found.

Dorsami Last Name Statistics demography

Dorsami earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 50.79% less than the national average, earning R 116,940 per year.

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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 Dorsami
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