Döhring Surname

139,923rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,192 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Döhring Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Döhring Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,1581:25,4933,376
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

The alternate forms: Dohring (459) are calculated separately.

Döhring Last Name Facts

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

Döhring is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Dohring. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Döhring? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 139,923rd most frequent family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,283,066 people. The last name Döhring occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Döhring are found; 99 percent are found in Western Europe and 99 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 3,158 people, or 1 in 25,493. In Germany Döhring is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 24 percent are found, Berlin, where 12 percent are found and Brandenburg, where 10 percent are found. Apart from Germany it is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 0 percent are found and Sweden, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dohring95459/
Döring9234,260/
Dehring86512/
Dahring86117/
Dähring8623/
Dörring8615/
Dhering869/
Dharing868/
Döhringová821/
Doehring801,433/
Deehring8058/
Deuhring801/
Dehringg801/
Dering774,942/
Doring773,437/
Daring772,627/
Däring772/
Döringová7514/
Doering7112,898/
Deering7112,064/
Deuring71696/
Darring71430/
Derring71315/
Daering7137/
Darieng7122/
Dorring7118/
Dehreng711/
Darihng711/
Deringq711/
Doringh710/
Doerring67119/
Dorng6717/
Derng6715/
Darng672/
Deerring671/
Deurring671/
Doeringh670/

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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 Döhring
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