Doverty Surname

2,394,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 64 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Doverty Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Doverty Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland241:223,07611,507
Northern Ireland201:92,2525,957
Philippines101:10,123,822213,993
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
England31:18,572,686338,250
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Doverty Last Name Facts

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

The last name Doverty is carried by more people in Scotland than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of Doverty click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Doverty? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,394,033rd most widely held last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 113,867,905 people. Doverty is predominantly found in Europe, where 73 percent of Doverty are found; 73 percent are found in Northern Europe and 73 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Scotland, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 223,076. In Scotland Doverty is primarily found in: Aberdeenshire, where 33 percent reside, Aberdeen City, where 29 percent reside and Glasgow City, where 17 percent reside. Besides Scotland this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Northern Ireland, where 31 percent reside and The Philippines, where 16 percent reside.

Doverty Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Doverty has changed over time. In Scotland the number of people bearing the Doverty surname increased 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Doverte86685/
Dowerty863/
Doverti861/
Dovertie806/
Dowherty801/
Doberti71149/
Doberte7132/
Daverte712/
Daverti711/
Dawerty710/
Dawgerty671/
D'Oberti671/
Daverttee630/
Daberte5720/
Daberti575/
Dawerte571/

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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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  • 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 Doverty
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