Dorsman Surname

335,097th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,101 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Dorsman Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dorsman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands7181:23,5203,791
United States1191:3,045,873177,373
Canada511:722,46357,796
Israel461:186,03618,427
Australia391:692,19746,687
Sudan361:1,041,9503,038
England291:1,921,31276,208
Ukraine221:2,069,213143,711
Russia201:7,206,153275,629
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
France21:33,211,361423,184
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

The alternate forms: Dörsman (1) are calculated separately.

Dorsman Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dorsman (Russian: Дорсман) is found in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Dörsman. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dorsman? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 335,097th most widely held family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 6,619,024 people. Dorsman is predominantly found in Europe, where 73 percent of Dorsman reside; 66 percent reside in Western Europe and 66 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Dorsman is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is held by 718 people, or 1 in 23,520. In The Netherlands it is most numerous in: South Holland, where 60 percent reside, North Holland, where 18 percent reside and North Brabant, where 7 percent reside. Aside from The Netherlands this last name occurs in 21 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 11 percent reside and Canada, where 5 percent reside.

Dorsman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dorsman has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 1,322 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 414 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dorsman Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Dorsman surname are 11.85% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.62% registered with the party.

The amount Dorsman earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.7% less than the national average, earning $41,985 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.55% more than the national average, earning $52,440 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Dorsman Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dorsman in the Russian language
Дорсманdorsman-

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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
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  • 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 Dorsman
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