Dorwald Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Dorwald Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dorwald Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany361:2,236,263117,794
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
France11:66,422,722504,397
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

The alternate forms: Dörwald (182) are calculated separately.

Dorwald Last Name Facts

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

Dorwald is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Dörwald. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dorwald? popularity and diffusion

Dorwald is the 2,746,821st most prevalent surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. Dorwald is mostly found in Europe, where 78 percent of Dorwald reside; 74 percent reside in Western Europe and 72 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most numerous in Germany, where it is borne by 36 people, or 1 in 2,236,263. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Lower Saxony, where 50 percent reside, Schleswig-Holstein, where 36 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent reside. Beside Germany it exists in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 12 percent reside and Australia, where 8 percent reside.

Dorwald Last Name Statistics demography

Dorwald earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 28.74% more than the national average, earning $55,550 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dörwald95182/
Doerwald93220/
Dorwaldt9360/
Doerwaldt8817/
Dohrwaldt881/
Dürwald86132/
Durwald8635/
Derwald8633/
Dorvald8612/
Darwald861/
Dorwalt860/
Dörwaldt8048/
Dürrwald8022/
Durrwald801/
Derrwaldt7514/
Döhrwaldt757/
Dervald716/
Durvald711/
Durwalt710/
Derwalt710/
Dorvault67132/
Dourveault591/
Derveld5793/
Dorbolt571/
Darvold570/
Darvalt570/
Dervault5390/
Deerveld5353/
Darvault5327/
Durvault531/
Darveault502/

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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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  • 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 Dorwald
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