Dorste Surname

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

Approximately 98 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Dorste Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dorste Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States881:4,118,852221,730
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States481:1,046,22361,047

The alternate forms: Dörste (19) are calculated separately.

Dorste Last Name Facts

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

Dorste is found most frequently in The United States. It may also appear in the variant forms: Dörste. Click here for other possible spellings of Dorste.

How Common Is The Last Name Dorste? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,871,545th most frequent surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 74,362,713 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 82 percent of Dorste reside; 79 percent reside in North America and 79 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 88 people, or 1 in 4,118,852. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Nebraska, where 30 percent are found, Missouri, where 19 percent are found and New York, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States Dorste occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 6 percent are found and Argentina, where 3 percent are found.

Dorste Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dorste has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dorste surname expanded 183 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dorste Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Dorste last name are 16.39% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.16% being registered with the political party.

Dorste earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.96% less than the national average, earning $40,577 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dörste9419/
Dorster9238/
Doerste927/
Dorst914,031/
Dourster8638/
Dorstter862/
Doorstep862/
Dorstead860/
Dorsty8325/
Dorsht8310/
Dorsdt836/
Darste831/
Derste830/
Dorsth830/
Dourst830/
Dorscht77425/
Darster771/
Durstea770/
Darst732,704/
Darstedt7116/
Dorstová715/
Doorscht712/
Duirster710/
Darsht67146/
Dorzht675/
Dursty671/
Dharst671/
Dorshtova671/
Darstt670/
Dorctt670/
Darsty670/
Darshti62234/
Darscht62127/
Durshtti571/
Dorzd552/
Darcht501/
Darshd501/

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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 Dorste
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