Dorsom Surname

1,871,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 98 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Dorsom Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dorsom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India971:7,907,891167,329
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Dorsom Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dorsom is carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dorsom? popularity and diffusion

Dorsom is the 1,871,545th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 74,362,713 people. The last name Dorsom occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Dorsom live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 99 percent live in Indo-South Asia.

It is most commonly held in India, where it is carried by 97 people, or 1 in 7,907,891. In India Dorsom is mostly concentrated in: Arunachal Pradesh, where 100 percent are found. Outside of India this last name is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Dorsom Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dorsom has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Dorsom last name declined 90 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dorssom92108/
Doersom9258/
Doursoum8610/
Dorsomme860/
Dorson83607/
Dorsam83232/
Dersom8345/
Dorsem833/
Darsom831/
Dorsum831/
Dorcom830/
Doersam77522/
Doorson77470/
Dourson77139/
Doursam7724/
Dorsham774/
Dorsonn773/
Dorsone773/
Dorsson772/
Dorshon771/
Dorsame771/
Darsoum771/
Dharsom771/
Dorsoun771/
Dorszon771/
Darshom771/
Dhorsam771/
Dorrson770/
Dorscham71163/
Dorsonne7186/
Doerrsam719/
Darshoum711/
Dörsam671,495/
Darson67974/
Dorsan67856/
Darsam67623/
Darsum67300/
Dorsen67249/
Dersam67116/
Dursum6784/
Dorzon6767/
Darsem6755/
Dorcon6749/
Dorsén6711/
Dorjon679/
Darzom673/
Dharshome673/
Darcom671/
Dõrsam671/
D'orsogne671/
Dursam670/

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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 Dorsom
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis