Dours Surname

525,029th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 618 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Dours Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dours Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France4161:159,67024,815
United States831:4,366,975231,516
Argentina561:763,27551,263
Belgium501:229,93329,007
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Dours Last Name Facts

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

Dours is more commonly found in France than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dours? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 525,029th most numerous surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 11,792,145 people. The surname Dours occurs predominantly in Europe, where 76 percent of Dours live; 76 percent live in Western Europe and 67 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

This surname is most numerous in France, where it is held by 416 people, or 1 in 159,670. In France it is most prevalent in: Occitanie, where 45 percent reside, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 30 percent reside and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 11 percent reside. Aside from France this last name is found in 11 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 13 percent reside and Argentina, where 9 percent reside.

Dours Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dours has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Dours last name grew 395 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dours Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Dours surname are 17.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.71% registered to vote for the political party.

Dours earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.19% more than the national average, earning $44,959 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
D'Ours9160/
Dourse913/
Dourst910/
Dors892,082/
Durs8954/
Doursse831/
Durst8013,447/
Dorst804,031/
Dorsz801,998/
Dorse80587/
Dorsh80437/
Doers80168/
Duers80115/
Duirs8074/
Dohrs8070/
Dorss8062/
Durse8058/
Doors8034/
D'Ors8027/
Deurs8022/
Daurs809/
Dorrs808/
Dursh801/
Dorzs801/
Dhurs801/
Doirs800/
Dorsch7310,094/
Dowers731,876/
Dursch73224/
Doorse73165/
Dource7350/
Dursse7328/
Dhorse7328/
Dursht7311/
Dorsht7310/
Dohrse739/
Durszt738/
Deurse737/
Dorsdt736/
Dorshe734/
D'orse733/
Durrse733/
Doyers732/
Doersh731/
Durrës731/
Doyars731/
Duersh731/
Durshe731/
Dejors731/
Doerrs731/
Durrst730/
Dorsth730/
Duyers730/
Dars6713,013/
Doersch67271/
Duersch67265/
Dourche67105/
Dorß6728/
Dorsche6719/
Doggers6716/
Duggers6713/
Dauwers679/
Deursch677/
Durx672/
Dorsová671/
Doowers671/
Dursova671/
Dorrsch670/
Durscht670/
Duggirs670/

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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 Dours
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