Dorter Surname

2,555,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Dorter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dorter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:12,944,962483,512
England111:5,065,278148,650
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

The alternate forms: Dörter (473) are calculated separately.

Dorter Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dorter is most common in The United States. It can also be rendered as a variant: Dörter. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dorter? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dorter is the 2,555,468th most commonly used surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 127,851,683 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 58 percent of Dorter are found; 58 percent are found in North America and 56 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Dorter is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 28 people, or 1 in 12,944,962. In The United States Dorter is most frequent in: New York, where 50 percent reside, California, where 29 percent reside and Florida, where 7 percent reside. Excluding The United States Dorter exists in 6 countries. It is also found in England, where 19 percent reside and Australia, where 18 percent reside.

Dorter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dorter has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Dorter last name rose 700 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dorter Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Dorter surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

The amount Dorter earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 11.24% more than the national average, earning $48,000 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.21% less than the national average, earning $48,586 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dörter94473/
Doerter9290/
Dortter929/
Dortier927/
Dorther923/
Dortere921/
Dorteur920/
Dortert920/
Dorte91535/
Doertier861/
Darter831,417/
Dorthe83663/
Dourte83321/
Dortey83282/
Dortea83203/
Dortie83201/
Dortes8348/
Dortez8340/
Dortee8330/
Dortet8324/
Dortje8323/
Dhorte8314/
Derter8311/
Dorteh836/
Duorte835/
Durter832/
Dortte831/
Doorte831/
Dortheard803/
Dourthe77873/
Dartier7777/
Dorthea7760/
Dertier7737/
Dorthee7730/
Dorthey7723/
Dartere779/
D'Ortez779/
Doortje779/
Derther773/
Darrter771/
Dourtre771/
Dhortey771/
Derrter771/
Darterr771/
Dortech771/
Dorteet771/
Darther771/
Dörtter771/
Dorthie770/
Doirthe770/
Dorthet770/
Dorta7317,792/
Darte73723/
Dorti73469/
Dorty73240/
Darteyre71128/
Derthier714/
Dorrthet710/
Dartey6711,466/
Darteh672,489/
Dartez671,599/
D'Orta67869/
Dortaj67100/
Dartee6782/
Daurte6757/
Dharte6752/
Doorty6741/
Dortha6740/
Dortta6737/
Dourty6733/
Dorthi6726/
Dortay6719/
Dorthé6718/
Dorthy6716/
Dortis6716/
Dhorta6713/
Dortti6710/
Dartes679/
Darthe678/
Dohrty677/
Dortiz675/
Dorhty674/
Dourti673/
Dartet673/
Dartei672/
Dhorty672/
Dhorti672/
Dartie671/
Dartea671/
Dortoi671/
Dartir671/
Dartée671/
Dartheyre671/
Dortio671/
Dorrty670/

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