Dorschel Surname

721,185th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 404 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Dorschel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dorschel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2311:348,50833,871
United States1661:2,183,488137,532
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:1,394,96375,931

The alternate forms: Dörschel (564) are calculated separately.

Dorschel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dorschel occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Dörschel. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dorschel? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 721,185th most commonly held last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 18,038,480 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 59 percent of Dorschel reside; 58 percent reside in Western Europe and 58 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 231 people, or 1 in 348,508. In Germany it is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 19 percent are found, Saxony, where 19 percent are found and Hesse, where 18 percent are found. Besides Germany this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 41 percent are found and Denmark, where 1 percent are found.

Dorschel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dorschel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dorschel surname increased 461 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dorschel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Dorschel last name are 0.29% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52.94% registered with the party.

Dorschel earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 29.87% more than the national average, earning $56,039 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dörschel96564/
Doerschel9493/
Dorschell9413/
Dorschl935/
Dorshel934/
Dorchel931/
D'Horschel891/
Dorchell884/
Darschel881/
Dorshell881/
Dorsel86192/
Dorcel8627/
Dörschell822/
Darshel8016/
Derschl808/
Dorsell808/
Dorsiel806/
D'Orcel804/
Dörschl803/
Darchel801/
Dorsl772/
Dorssell751/
Darshell751/
Dorskell750/
Darchell750/
Dorchill750/
Darcel711,090/
Dorcil71860/
Darsel71158/
Dorsil7153/
Dersel7133/
Dörsel7115/
Dorgel7110/
Dorsyl711/
Darcell6721/
Dersell6712/
Darsell679/
Darshil674/
Ddarcel672/
Dourgel671/
Dorssll670/
Dorcill670/

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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 Dorschel
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