Dorway Surname

996,001st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 257 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guyana

Dorway Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dorway Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1511:2,400,390147,856
Canada341:1,083,69479,951
Guyana341:22,4182,700
Liberia281:157,44811,209
England51:11,143,612252,590
Bahamas31:130,5841,472
Dominica11:75,891912
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Dorway Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dorway has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dorway? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 996,001st most commonly used surname on earth, held by around 1 in 28,356,210 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 84 percent of Dorway live; 69 percent live in North America and 69 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 151 people, or 1 in 2,400,390. In The United States Dorway is mostly found in: Nevada, where 70 percent live, Florida, where 9 percent live and Illinois, where 3 percent live. Beside The United States this last name exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 13 percent live and Guyana, where 13 percent live.

Dorway Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dorway has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 1,373 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dorway Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Dorway last name are 2.33% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 55.56% being registered with the party.

The amount Dorway earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 1.34% less than the national average, earning $42,572 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.56% less than the national average, earning $37,977 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dorwahy929/
Dorways927/
Doorway926/
Dorwa913/
Darway83431/
Derway8388/
Dorwah8372/
Dorwat8341/
Durway8334/
Doorwa837/
Dourwa836/
Dorbay836/
Dorvay833/
Dorwae832/
Dorwey831/
Dorwas831/
Doğruay77110/
Dhurway7719/
Dorweah778/
Doorbay778/
Dourwey771/
Dourwai771/
Darwaye771/
Dorwast770/
Darwa73861/
Derwa73566/
Dorby73191/
Dorba7360/
Dorua7337/
Durwa7336/
Dorwe7315/
Darwy7311/
Dorva735/
Derwy731/
Dorvy730/
Dourbaye716/
Darwayad711/
Dhorwath711/
Dourwe672,889/
Darwai67412/
Duruay67147/
Darwah67146/
Darvay67105/
Derwey6791/
Dervay6778/
Dorweh6763/
Darbay6763/
Dourva6760/
Durbay6749/
Dourba6738/
Dharwa6725/
Dhurwa6725/
Durvay6721/
Darwey6715/
Darwaj6713/
Derwah6712/
Dorvat6712/
Doruha679/
Dorvau679/
Daruay678/
Dorwoe677/
Dorwie677/
Dorwee677/
Dourby676/
Dorvoy676/
Darwae674/
Derwai674/
Duorwe672/
Dorbai672/
Dorbey672/
Dorvad672/
Durwey672/
Derwau671/
Dhorua671/
Dhorva671/
Dhorwe671/
Dorvas671/
Dourvy671/
Dorboy671/
Darwea671/
Dorbaj671/
Doruah671/
Doirva671/
Dhorba671/
Dorvey671/
Dourwé671/
Darwwa671/
Darwga671/
Dorvae670/

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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 Dorway
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