Dorshan Surname
Approximately 41 people bear this surname
Dorshan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 33 | 1:2,326,743 | 78,121 |
| Israel | 8 | 1:1,069,704 | 62,476 |
Dorshan (42) may also be a first name.
Dorshan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dorshan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dorshan has its highest incidence in Iran. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Dorshan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,055,934th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 177,745,022 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Dorshan reside; 80 percent reside in South Asia and 80 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Dorshan is also the 1,566,439th most frequent forename throughout the world. It is borne by 42 people.
The surname Dorshan is most numerous in Iran, where it is held by 33 people, or 1 in 2,326,743. In Iran Dorshan is most prevalent in: Qazvin Province, where 100 percent live. Aside from Iran this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Israel, where 20 percent live.
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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 Dorshan
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