Dörter Surname

642,034th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 473 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Dörter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dörter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey4381:177,67413,437
Germany271:2,981,684140,707
Northern Cyprus71:45,5737,927
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

The alternate forms: Dorter (57) are calculated separately.

Dörter Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dörter is found in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant: Dorter. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dörter? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 642,034th most prevalent surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 15,407,074 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 51 percent of Dörter live; 48 percent live in West Asia and 48 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands.

The last name Dörter is most frequently held in Turkey, where it is borne by 438 people, or 1 in 177,674. In Turkey Dörter is most numerous in: Istanbul Province, where 64 percent are found, Sanliurfa Province, where 9 percent are found and Ankara Province, where 5 percent are found. Besides Turkey Dörter exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 6 percent are found and Northern Cyprus, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dorter9457/
Dörtter921/
Dörte9114/
Darter831,417/
Derter8311/
Dörthe831/
Dörtes831/
Doerter7790/
Dartier7777/
Dertier7737/
Dortter779/
Dortier777/
Dorther773/
Derther773/
Darrter771/
Derrter771/
Darterr771/
Darther771/
Dorteur770/
Darte73723/
Dorte73535/
Derte7311/
Derthier714/
Doertier711/
Dartey6711,466/
Darteh672,489/
Dorthe67663/
Dortey67282/
Dortea67203/
Dortie67201/
Dartee6782/
Derthe6776/
Dharte6752/
Dortee6730/
Dherte6727/
Dhorte6714/
Darthe678/
Dorteh676/
Doerte673/
Dartei672/
Dartea671/
Dortte671/
Dertey671/
Dartie671/
Duirte671/
Dertei671/
Dertie671/
Dartir671/

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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 Dörter
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