Dorsley Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Dorsley Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Dorsley (4) may also be a first name.
Dorsley Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dorsley Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dorsley is borne by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Dorsley click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dorsley? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 8,968,613th most widely held surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Dorsley is primarily found in Europe, where 75 percent of Dorsley reside; 75 percent reside in Northern Europe and 75 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 6,192,526th most commonly occurring forename at a global level It is held by 4 people.
Dorsley is most frequently used in England, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 18,572,686. In England Dorsley is most numerous in: South Yorkshire, where 100 percent reside. Outside of England this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent reside.
Dorsley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Dorsley has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Dorsley last name contracted 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dorsle | 92 | 0 | / |
| Dursley | 86 | 360 | / |
| Dersley | 86 | 225 | / |
| Darsley | 86 | 67 | / |
| Dorslay | 86 | 1 | / |
| Dorsleh | 86 | 1 | / |
| Dorcley | 86 | 1 | / |
| Dorselle | 80 | 2 | / |
| Dardsley | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dorsla | 77 | 92 | / |
| Dorcle | 77 | 3 | / |
| Dorcly | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dorzle | 77 | 0 | / |
| Dorschler | 75 | 28 | / |
| Dorslah | 71 | 17 | / |
| Darshle | 71 | 8 | / |
| Darsler | 71 | 6 | / |
| Dursler | 71 | 2 | / |
| Doerschlay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Darslie | 71 | 0 | / |
| Dorcelly | 67 | 171 | / |
| Derselle | 67 | 41 | / |
| Dorgille | 67 | 7 | / |
| Dorcelle | 67 | 3 | / |
| Dorsilla | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dorsella | 67 | 1 | / |
| Durchley | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Dorsley
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