Dortley Surname

1,628,521st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 123 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Dortley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dortley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1211:447,75037,883
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Dortléy (1) are calculated separately.

Dortley Last Name Facts

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

Dortley occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Dortléy. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dortley? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dortley is the 1,628,521st most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 59,248,341 people. Dortley occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Dortley reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Dortley is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is carried by 121 people, or 1 in 447,750. In South Africa Dortley is mostly found in: Eastern Cape, where 43 percent live, Gauteng, where 21 percent live and Free State, where 17 percent live. Barring South Africa this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Dortley Last Name Statistics demography

Dortley earn significantly more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 29.92% more than the national average, earning R 308,736 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dortléy951/
Dortly9212/
Dartley8688/
Dordtly863/
Dortler861/
Derthley801/
Dortli778/
Dartly772/
Dertle771/
Dartle771/
Dertly771/
Durtle770/
Durtler7110/
Dorthli714/
Dartler712/
Dartluy711/
Dãrtler711/
Dartlett677/
Durtelle672/
Dartelle671/
Dortelli671/
Dörteller6310/
D'Ortelli631/
Dortillas631/
Dertli625,067/
Dartla625/
Dartli622/
Dartielli501/

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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 Dortley
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