Dobany Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Syria
Highest density in:
Austria

Dobany Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dobany Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
England11:55,718,059489,080
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

The alternate forms: Dobány (98) are calculated separately.

Dobany Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dobany is found most in Syria. It may also be rendered as a variant: Dobány. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dobany? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,117,718th most prevalent surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 43 percent of Dobany are found; 29 percent are found in West Asia and 29 percent are found in Levant.

This surname is most commonly held in Syria, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 9,650,511. Besides Syria this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 14 percent live and Austria, where 14 percent live.

Dobany Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dobany has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Dobany surname fell 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dobány9498/
Dobanyi921/
Dhobhany867/
Dohbanyi861/
Dobani83526/
Dobane83289/
Dabany83255/
Dobony83160/
Dobana8313/
Dubany8312/
Dovany830/
Doubane77944/
Dubaniy77933/
Doibani77282/
Dobonyi7774/
Doubani7764/
Dhobane7719/
Dobbani7715/
Doobani779/
Dobouny779/
Dovanay778/
Doubana777/
Doboney777/
Doboniy777/
Doobana775/
Dahbany775/
Dobagne773/
Dabaney773/
Dobhane772/
Dobanne772/
Dobangi771/
Dubanys771/
Dubaney771/
Doybani771/
Doibane771/
Dabaniy771/
Dovgany771/
Dovaney770/
Dowgany770/
Dubanych71264/
Daubanay71109/
Dubainay7145/
Dubhaniy7123/
Hdoubane7111/
Dabhaniy717/
Dovhanyh712/
Dabhanay712/
Doubagne711/
Dovhanys711/
Dovanych711/
Dabanych711/
Daouhany711/
Dahabany711/
Dubanycz711/
Doubaini711/
Doubaine711/
Dhabaniy711/
Dohbanni711/
Dhobhane711/
Dovhanych672,484/
Dubani67653/
Dubane67468/
Dabane67462/
Douani67417/
Dabana67387/
Dabani67278/
Dowani67241/
Dovane67158/
Dubana67125/
Dovana67112/
Daubannay6738/
Dovani6736/
Dawany6733/
Dowana6733/
Dowhanycz6732/
Doboni6721/
Davany6720/
Dowane6720/
Dobona6710/
Dubány6710/
Dobone672/
Dhabaneey671/
Dabanj671/
Douchbane671/
Dubaná671/
Duvany670/
Dabony670/

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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 Dobany
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