Dorssen Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Liberia

Dorssen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dorssen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands151:1,125,81268,885
Liberia101:440,85421,753
Australia21:13,497,850222,987

Dorssen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dorssen is found most in The Netherlands. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dorssen? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dorssen is the 3,798,600th most frequent family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname Dorssen is predominantly found in Europe, where 56 percent of Dorssen live; 56 percent live in Western Europe and 56 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Dorssen is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 1,125,812. In The Netherlands it is most numerous in: North Holland, where 33 percent are found, South Holland, where 33 percent are found and Groningen, where 27 percent are found. Barring The Netherlands this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Liberia, where 37 percent are found and Australia, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dorsen92249/
Doersen867/
Doorsen865/
Darssen865/
Dorssin863/
Dorsson862/
Dorseng861/
Deurssen8011/
Duhrssen809/
Dührssen801/
Doerhsen801/
Dorsan77856/
Dorson77607/
Dursen77161/
Darsen77105/
Dersen7787/
Dorsin7748/
Dorsén7711/
Dorzen7710/
Dorgen778/
Dorsem773/
Dorcen773/
Doursenne751/
Doorson71470/
Deursen71378/
Dorcent71251/
Dourson71139/
Dorssom71108/
Dührsen7183/
Dorsing7175/
Dursent7165/
Dorshan7141/
Dorchen7125/
Doorgen7119/
Dersien7118/
Dorsane7116/
Dharsen7113/
Duursen7112/
Dorsant7111/
Darshen719/
Doursin719/
Duhrsen716/
Doerson716/
Dorjzen714/
Doersan713/
Dorsone713/
Dorsonn713/
Darssan712/
Dorshin712/
Darsson712/
Doorzen712/
Dorsand712/
Derszen712/
Dorgent712/
Dorshyn711/
Derssin711/
Dorsang711/
Dorscan711/
Darshsn711/
Derhsen711/
Dorszon711/
Dorsoun711/
Dorshon711/
Dorrson710/
Deersen710/
Dorzien710/
Dorsonne6786/
Dorschan6719/
Dorsanne679/
Dhorsane678/
Doorsaan671/
Doršienė671/
Doursang671/
Dorshina671/
Dorschng670/
Doursing670/
Darsheen670/

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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 Dorssen
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