Dörwaldt Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Dörwaldt Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dörwaldt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany311:2,596,950129,424
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759

The alternate forms: Dorwaldt (60) are calculated separately.

Dörwaldt Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dörwaldt is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Dorwaldt. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dörwaldt? popularity and diffusion

Dörwaldt is the 2,808,717th most frequently occurring last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 151,823,873 people. The last name Dörwaldt is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Dörwaldt are found; 94 percent are found in Western Europe and 94 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 31 people, or 1 in 2,596,950. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Brandenburg, where 58 percent live, Hamburg, where 23 percent live and Bavaria, where 6 percent live. Excluding Germany this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 29 percent live and Sweden, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dorwaldt9660/
Döhrwaldt947/
Dörwald93182/
Doerwaldt8217/
Derrwaldt8214/
Dohrwaldt821/
Dorwald8050/
Derwald8033/
Darwald801/
Dorwalt800/
Derwalt800/
Doerwald75220/
Darwal7152/
Dorwal7147/
Derwal7128/
Dharwal67456/
Darwail67119/
Darwall67101/
Derwall6797/
Derwahl6787/
Dorvald6712/
Dervald676/
Dherwal674/
Dahrwal672/
Dehrwal671/
Deerwal671/
Dhorwal671/
Dorwall670/
Darvalt670/

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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 Dörwaldt
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