Dorthy Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Dorthy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dorthy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India61:127,844,230863,365
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
England11:55,718,059489,080
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States751:669,58243,760

Dorthy (8,548) may also be a first name.

Dorthy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dorthy (Hindi: डौर्थी, Marathi: डॉरती) is most common in India. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Dorthy.

How Common Is The Last Name Dorthy? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,908,606th most frequently held surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name Dorthy occurs predominantly in Asia, where 63 percent of Dorthy live; 44 percent live in South Asia and 38 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 68,075th most commonly occurring first name internationally, borne by 8,548 people.

The last name is most commonly held in India, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 127,844,230. In India Dorthy is most common in: Telangana, where 50 percent live, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, where 17 percent live and Delhi, where 17 percent live. Barring India Dorthy occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 19 percent live and Malaysia, where 19 percent live.

Dorthy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dorthy has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname fell 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dorthy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Dorthy last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dorthey9223/
Doerthy924/
Dorthoy922/
Doorthy920/
Dortohy920/
Dorty91240/
Dorthe83663/
Dortey83282/
Darthy8357/
Doorty8341/
Dortha8340/
Dourty8333/
Dorthi8326/
Dortay8319/
Dorthé8318/
Durthy8312/
Dohrty837/
Dorteh836/
Dorhty834/
Dhorty832/
Dorrty830/
Dourthe77873/
Dorthea7760/
Darthuy7738/
Dorthee7730/
Dourtha776/
Dorther773/
Doorthi773/
Doertih773/
Dorthai772/
Dohrtyy771/
Dohtrty771/
Dhurthy771/
Dhortey771/
Durthey771/
Dortech771/
Dortich771/
Dourhty771/
Darthay771/
Dourthé771/
Dorthie770/
Doirthe770/
Dorthet770/
Dorta7317,792/
Darty731,643/
Dorte73535/
Dorti73469/
Durty735/
Dhoorthi713/
Dourthit711/
Doheerty711/
Dorrthet710/
Daurthey710/
Dartey6711,466/
Darteh672,489/
D'Orta67869/
Dourte67321/
Dartoy67216/
Dortea67203/
Dortie67201/
Dartay67141/
Dortaj67100/
Durthi6788/
Derthe6776/
Dartha6761/
Dorter6757/
Dortes6748/
Dortez6740/
Dartih6739/
Dortta6737/
Dortee6730/
Dortet6724/
Dortje6723/
Dortis6716/
D'Arthuys6715/
Darthi6714/
Dhorte6714/
Dhorta6713/
Dortti6710/
Darthe678/
Derthi677/
Dortiz675/
Duorte675/
Doerte673/
Dartyo673/
Dourti673/
Durtha672/
Dhorti672/
Dharty671/
Dertey671/
Dartiy671/
Dortoi671/
Dortio671/
Dortte671/
Dartys671/
Dörthe671/
Dhurty671/
Doorte671/
Dherty670/
Dahrty670/
Daurty670/

Dorthy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dorthy in the Hindi language
डौर्थीdaurthi50
डोरथीdorathi50
Dorthy in the Marathi language
डॉरतीdorati25
डोरेथीdorethi25
डॉरीटीdoriti25
डॉरथीdorathi25

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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 Dorthy
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