Dortmond Surname

2,436,415th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Dortmond Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dortmond Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands531:318,62637,214
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Dortmond Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dortmond is held by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dortmond? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,436,415th most frequently used last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 117,541,063 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 87 percent of Dortmond are found; 87 percent are found in Western Europe and 85 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 53 people, or 1 in 318,626. In The Netherlands it is most numerous in: Utrecht, where 34 percent reside, South Holland, where 26 percent reside and Friesland, where 25 percent reside. Without taking into account The Netherlands this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Morocco, where 6 percent reside and Algeria, where 2 percent reside.

Dortmond Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dortmond has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dortmond surname declined 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dortmondt942/
Dortmund88202/
Dortmont8829/
Dortmundt8285/
Doortmont8228/
Dortman80867/
Dortmann75431/
Dorthmann711/
Dartman6775/
Dortmam671/
Dartmann63257/
D'Hartman591/

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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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  • 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 Dortmond
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