Dorshah Surname

2,718,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Dorshah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dorshah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan461:698,9827,726
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388

Dorshah (32) may also be a first name.

Dorshah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dorshah occurs more in Afghanistan more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dorshah? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,718,172nd most frequent surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 142,893,057 people. The last name Dorshah occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Dorshah reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 100 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Dorshah is also the 1,840,253rd most commonly used first name internationally. It is borne by 32 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 46 people, or 1 in 698,982. In Afghanistan Dorshah is most common in: Nangarhar, where 50 percent are found, Urozgan, where 35 percent are found and Helmand, where 4 percent are found. Not including Afghanistan it exists in one country. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dorsah92277/
Dorsha9249/
Darshah86201/
Doorsah864/
Dorshay864/
Dorsa831,217/
Darshash807/
Darsahah804/
Dorsaz771,021/
Darsha77868/
Darsah77275/
Dorsay77216/
D'Orsa77157/
Dersha7731/
Dorcha7715/
Dorzah7710/
Dorsoh779/
Dorsai777/
Dursah774/
Dursha773/
Doursa773/
Dorsia773/
Dorsat772/
Dorsad772/
Dorzha772/
Dorssa772/
Dorsea771/
Dorsau771/
D'Orsay71111/
Doursat7173/
Darshad7154/
Derscha7147/
Dharsha7128/
Darshay7124/
Dorchat7111/
Dorschaidt715/
Dershay714/
Durshad714/
Daarsha713/
Dorseau713/
Darshaa713/
Dorchai712/
Dorsait711/
D'Orsai711/
Darshaj711/
Doorsoh711/
Dorgiah711/
Doursia711/
Doursaï711/
Dhorsai711/
Deersha711/
Dorsais711/
Durshai711/
Doorsad711/
Dorshey711/
Darsa672,448/
Dorca671,999/
Dorso671,019/
Dersa67290/
Dorza67127/
Dursa67124/
Darshzad6742/
Dorja6729/
Derschau6720/
Dourseau6718/
Dharsaha6718/
Dorça679/
Doorgiah678/
Darshast675/
Dorxa673/
Dharshap673/
Darsahai671/
Dorša671/
Dharshad671/
Dorschei671/
Dourssad671/
Dorsheit670/
Dorsheid670/

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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 Dorshah
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