Dorsten Surname

586,691st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 533 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Dorsten Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dorsten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4021:901,63967,958
Germany1021:789,26958,234
Netherlands231:734,22557,169
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:1,521,77881,120

Dorsten (52) may also be a first name.

Dorsten Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dorsten (Russian: Дорстен) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dorsten? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dorsten is the 586,691st most frequent family name on earth, held by around 1 in 13,672,694 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Dorsten live; 67 percent live in North America and 67 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,381,723rd most frequently used first name world-wide, held by 52 people.

It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 402 people, or 1 in 901,639. In The United States Dorsten is most numerous in: Ohio, where 54 percent are found, California, where 7 percent are found and Michigan, where 5 percent are found. Barring The United States this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 19 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 4 percent are found.

Dorsten Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dorsten has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dorsten last name expanded 1,218 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dorsten Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Dorsten surname are 32.64% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 79.41% being registered to vote for the party.

Dorsten earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.05% less than the national average, earning $42,698 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dorsteen9321/
Dersten8642/
Dorstyn869/
Darsten865/
Dursten864/
Dorstijn8054/
Durshten801/
Derstien800/
Durstin7161/
Derstin717/
Dorctin711/
Darstin710/
Durstinová5915/

Dorsten Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dorsten in the Russian language
Дорстенdorsten-

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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 Dorsten
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