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

Dorter is found most in The United States. It can occur in the variant forms: Dörter. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dorter? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,555,468th most commonly used last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 127,851,683 people. The surname Dorter is primarily found in The Americas, where 58 percent of Dorter reside; 58 percent reside in North America and 56 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

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

Dorter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dorter has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dorter surname expanded 700 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dorter Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally 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/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Dorter
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis