Dorst Surname

114,656th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,031 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Dorst Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dorst Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,5021:53,5996,966
Netherlands1,3161:12,8321,862
United States7651:473,80340,248
Brazil1941:1,103,47638,577
Argentina651:657,59145,740
Canada641:575,71247,839
France431:1,544,714145,815
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Guatemala91:1,786,9636,100
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
England31:18,572,686338,250
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1871:268,54921,901

Dorst (13) may also be a first name.

Dorst Last Name Facts

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

Dorst (Russian: Дорст) is found most frequently in Germany. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dorst? popularity and diffusion

Dorst is the 114,656th most common last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 1,807,875 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 72 percent of Dorst reside; 71 percent reside in Western Europe and 70 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,159,357th most commonly occurring given name on earth, borne by 13 people.

The surname Dorst is most widely held in Germany, where it is borne by 1,502 people, or 1 in 53,599. In Germany it is mostly found in: Thuringia, where 17 percent reside, Bavaria, where 16 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 11 percent reside. Apart from Germany this surname exists in 29 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 33 percent reside and The United States, where 19 percent reside.

Dorst Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dorst has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dorst surname rose 409 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dorst Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Dorst last name are 18.47% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65.24% registered with the party.

The amount Dorst earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 11.38% more than the national average, earning $48,058 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.7% more than the national average, earning $63,443 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dorste9198/
Dorsht9110/
Dorsdt916/
Doerst911/
Dorsth910/
Dourst910/
Dors892,082/
Dorscht83425/
Durst8013,447/
Darst802,704/
Dorsz801,998/
Dürst801,266/
Dours80618/
Dorse80587/
Dorsh80437/
Derst80158/
Dohrs8070/
Dorss8062/
Doors8034/
D'Ors8027/
Dorrs808/
Dorzs801/
Doirs800/
Dorstová775/
Doorscht772/
Dorsch7310,094/
Doorse73165/
Darsht73146/
D'Ours7360/
Dhorse7328/
Dortje7323/
Dörste7319/
Dursht7311/
Dohrse739/
Durszt738/
Dorzht735/
Dorshe734/
D'orse733/
Dourse733/
Darste731/
Dharst731/
Dursts731/
Darstt730/
Durrst730/
Deerst730/
Dorctt730/
Dorshtova711/
Dars6713,013/
Darscht67127/
Dorß6728/
Dorsche6719/
Doortje679/
Doursse671/
Dorsová671/
Dorrsch670/
Durscht670/

Dorst Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dorst in the Russian language
Дорстdorst-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dorst
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