Dorss Surname

2,436,415th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Latvia

Dorss Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dorss Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Latvia71:292,86424,791
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Dorss Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dorss (Russian: Дорсс) is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dorss? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dorss is the 2,436,415th most commonly used family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 117,541,063 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Dorss live; 35 percent live in Western Europe and 35 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Dorss is most frequent in Germany, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 3,833,593. In Germany Dorss is primarily concentrated in: Hesse, where 43 percent reside, Hamburg, where 33 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 24 percent reside. Apart from Germany this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 31 percent reside and Brazil, where 18 percent reside.

Dorss Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dorss has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Dorss surname rose 633 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dorss Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Dorss last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

Dorss earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.18% less than the national average, earning $41,779 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dors892,082/
Doursse831/
Dorst804,031/
Dorsz801,998/
Dours80618/
Dorse80587/
Dorsh80437/
Doers80168/
Dohrs8070/
Doors8034/
D'Ors8027/
Darss8021/
Derss8013/
Dorrs808/
Dorzs801/
Doirs800/
Dorsch7310,094/
Doorse73165/
D'Ours7360/
Dursse7328/
Dhorse7328/
Darsse7322/
Dorsht7310/
Dohrse739/
Dorsdt736/
Dorshe734/
Dourse733/
D'orse733/
Doersh731/
Doerrs731/
Dorsth730/
Dourst730/
Dars6713,013/
Ders67328/
Doersch67271/
Durs6754/
Dorß6728/
Dorsche6719/
Dorsová671/
Derssch671/
Dorrsch670/

Dorss Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dorss in the Russian language
Дорссdorss-

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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 Dorss
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