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

Dorthy (Hindi: डौर्थी, Marathi: डॉरती) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Dorthy.

How Common Is The Last Name Dorthy? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,908,606th most commonly used family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name Dorthy is predominantly found in Asia, where 63 percent of Dorthy reside; 44 percent reside in South Asia and 38 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 68,075th most commonly occurring first name globally It is held by 8,548 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in India, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 127,844,230. In India Dorthy is mostly found in: Telangana, where 50 percent live, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, where 17 percent live and Delhi, where 17 percent live. Not including India it occurs in 6 countries. It is also found 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 declined 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dorthy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally 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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • 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 Dorthy
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