Dörflinger Surname

144,371st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,078 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Dörflinger Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dörflinger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,1871:36,8114,884
Austria6861:12,4131,757
Switzerland1891:43,4556,023
Hungary101:981,62846,877
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States971:517,71836,097

The alternate forms: Dorflinger (387) are calculated separately.

Dörflinger Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dörflinger is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant: Dorflinger. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dörflinger? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 144,371st most numerous last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 2,367,624 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Dörflinger reside; 99 percent reside in Western Europe and 99 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequently held in Germany, where it is borne by 2,187 people, or 1 in 36,811. In Germany Dörflinger is most common in: Baden-Württemberg, where 76 percent live, Bavaria, where 8 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 5 percent live. Other than Germany Dörflinger occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 22 percent live and Switzerland, where 6 percent live.

Dörflinger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dörflinger has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name contracted 99 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dörflinger
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