Dobele Surname
Approximately 344 people bear this surname
Dobele Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Latvia | 151 | 1:13,576 | 2,014 |
| Tanzania | 114 | 1:464,400 | 32,092 |
| Cameroon | 19 | 1:1,093,109 | 67,608 |
| Papua New Guinea | 18 | 1:452,984 | 57,838 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Congo | 5 | 1:997,819 | 17,129 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
The alternate forms: Döbele (667) are calculated separately.
Dobele (12) may also be a first name.
Dobele Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dobele Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dobele (Marathi: डोबेले, Russian: Добеле) occurs more in Latvia more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Döbele. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dobele? popularity and diffusion
Dobele is the 811,192nd most commonly occurring last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 21,184,726 people. The surname Dobele occurs predominantly in Europe, where 46 percent of Dobele live; 45 percent live in Northern Europe and 44 percent live in Baltic Europe. It is also the 3,306,491st most common first name internationally It is held by 12 people.
Dobele is most frequently held in Latvia, where it is held by 151 people, or 1 in 13,576. In Latvia Dobele is most common in: Riga Planning Region, where 54 percent live, Kurzeme Planning Region, where 32 percent live and Semigallia, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account Latvia this surname occurs in 21 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 33 percent live and Cameroon, where 6 percent live.
Dobele Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Dobele has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Dobele last name fell 50 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dobele Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dobele in the Marathi language | ||
| डोबेले | dobele | 50 |
| दोबोले | dobole | 50 |
| Dobele in the Russian language | ||
| Добеле | dobele | - |
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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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