Dorsell Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Dorsell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dorsell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Dorsell (20) may also be a first name.

Dorsell Last Name Facts

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

Dorsell occurs most in Sweden. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dorsell? popularity and diffusion

Dorsell is the 6,723,624th most frequently used family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname Dorsell is predominantly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Dorsell reside; 75 percent reside in Northern Europe and 75 percent reside in Scandinavia. Dorsell is also the 2,446,817th most widespread forename world-wide, held by 20 people.

The surname Dorsell is most frequent in Sweden, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 1,641,126. In Sweden it is most common in: Jönköping County, where 50 percent are found, Stockholm County, where 33 percent are found and Östergötland County, where 17 percent are found. Barring Sweden Dorsell occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent are found and Venezuela, where 13 percent are found.

Dorsell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dorsell has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dorsell last name fell 96 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dorssell931/
Dorshell931/
Dorsel92192/
Dorschell8813/
Dersell8612/
Darsell869/
Dorsiel866/
Dorshel864/
Dursell861/
Dorssll860/
Dorsl832/
Dorschel80404/
Dorchell804/
Durshell803/
Darshell801/
Darrsell800/
Darsel77158/
Dorsil7753/
Dersel7733/
Dorcel7727/
Dursel7720/
Dörsel7715/
Dorgel7710/
Dürsel779/
Dorsyl771/
Doerschel7593/
Dörschell752/
D'Ursel71389/
Darcell7121/
Darshel7116/
Dargell718/
Darzell716/
Dorschl715/
D'Orcel714/
Derzell714/
D'Horschel711/
Durcell711/
Dorchel711/
Dourgel711/
Dorcill710/
Dörschel67564/
Dürschel677/
Dheursel676/
D'Urgell673/
Durschel672/
Durchell672/
Dursl671/
Dursield671/
Darschel671/
Dorchill670/
Darsl670/
Darchell670/

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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 Dorsell
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