Dortmund Surname

1,177,228th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 202 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Dortmund Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dortmund Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1361:591,95247,778
United States611:5,941,950288,805
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
England11:55,718,059489,080
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Dortmund Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dortmund is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Dortmund.

How Common Is The Last Name Dortmund? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,177,228th most commonly held last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 36,076,960 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 69 percent of Dortmund reside; 67 percent reside in Western Europe and 67 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Dortmund is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 136 people, or 1 in 591,952. In Germany Dortmund is most prevalent in: Lower Saxony, where 45 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 33 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 8 percent are found. Excluding Germany this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 30 percent are found and Ireland, where 0 percent are found.

Dortmund Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dortmund has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 359 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dortmund Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Dortmund are 31.8% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 78.57% registered to vote for the party.

Dortmund earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 21.21% more than the national average, earning $52,301 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dortmundt9485/
Dortmond8862/
Dortmondt822/
Dortmont7529/
Dordmond7513/
Doortmont7128/
Doroodmand6714/
Trtmand671/

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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 Dortmund
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