Dortey Surname
Approximately 282 people bear this surname
Dortey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 277 | 1:97,548 | 9,187 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6 | 1:4,062,562 | 101,150 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Dortey (27) may also be a first name.
Dortey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dortey Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Dortey occurs more in Ghana more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of Dortey click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dortey? popularity and diffusion
Dortey is the 933,049th most numerous surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 25,842,361 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Dortey live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Dortey is also the 2,036,353rd most widely held first name in the world It is held by 27 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Ghana, where it is borne by 277 people, or 1 in 97,548. Barring Ghana Dortey is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
Dortey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Dortey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dortey last name contracted 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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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 Dortey
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