Dobbelaar Surname

466,730th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 721 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Dobbelaar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dobbelaar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands6121:27,5934,527
United States341:10,660,557428,392
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
New Zealand251:181,13319,287
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
England21:27,859,030389,889
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
France11:66,422,722504,397
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Dobbelaar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dobbelaar is held by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dobbelaar? popularity and diffusion

Dobbelaar is the 466,730th most numerous last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,107,553 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 87 percent of Dobbelaar reside; 87 percent reside in Western Europe and 87 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Dobbelaar is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is held by 612 people, or 1 in 27,593. In The Netherlands Dobbelaar is most numerous in: Zeeland, where 40 percent are found, South Holland, where 20 percent are found and North Brabant, where 12 percent are found. Without taking into account The Netherlands Dobbelaar is found in 11 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 5 percent are found and Canada, where 4 percent are found.

Dobbelaar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dobbelaar has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dobbelaar surname expanded 1,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dobbelaar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Dobbelaar surname are 2.33% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 55.56% registered with the party.

The amount Dobbelaar earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 57.63% more than the national average, earning $68,017 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.33% more than the national average, earning $50,344 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dobbelaard950/
Dubbelaar89353/
Dobbelare8978/
Dobbelear893/
Dabbelaar892/
Dobbelarr891/
Dobbelaur890/
Dobbelaire8477/
Dobbeleare8432/
Dobbeleir78158/
Dubbelair780/
Dobbeleire7437/

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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 Dobbelaar
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