Dorvis Surname
Approximately 25 people bear this surname
Dorvis Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 24 | 1:8,919,764 | 194,226 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
Dorvis (109) may also be a first name.
Dorvis Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dorvis Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dorvis occurs in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Dorvis click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dorvis? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,957,383rd most frequently used surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Dorvis are found; 96 percent are found in South America and 96 percent are found in Luso-South America. Dorvis is also the 900,062nd most prevalent first name globally, held by 109 people.
The surname Dorvis is most commonly held in Brazil, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 8,919,764. In Brazil it is most numerous in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 88 percent are found and Santa Catarina, where 13 percent are found. Not including Brazil this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Saint Lucia, where 4 percent are found.
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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 Dorvis
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