Dobkin Surname

243,084th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,641 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Dobkin Surname Definition:

(from the name of a female ancestor) Descendant of Dobe, a nickname for Devorah (Deborah).

Dobkin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9761:371,37232,921
Israel2961:28,9114,147
Russia1721:837,92567,918
England901:619,09036,665
Canada471:783,94961,790
Belarus251:380,04239,396
Argentina211:2,035,401100,871
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Dobkin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from the name of a female ancestor) Descendant of Dobe, a nickname for Devorah (Deborah).

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Dobkin Last Name Facts

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

Dobkin (Russian: Добкин) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dobkin? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 243,084th most common surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 4,440,918 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 61 percent of Dobkin are found; 60 percent are found in North America and 59 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 976 people, or 1 in 371,372. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 16 percent live, New York, where 15 percent live and Florida, where 11 percent live. Not including The United States Dobkin exists in 19 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 18 percent live and Russia, where 10 percent live.

Dobkin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dobkin has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dobkin last name expanded 12,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dobkin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Orthodox (63%) in Russia and Orthodox (89%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Dobkin are 6.86% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60.09% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Dobkin earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 35.06% more than the national average, earning $58,279 USD per year and in Canada they earn 37.91% more than the national average, earning $68,519 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dobkina92249/
Dobkind921/
Dobking920/
Dopkin83237/
Dubkin8370/
Dobkyn8349/
Dovkin8321/
Dobken8320/
Debkin8314/
Dabkin833/
Dopking7785/
Dobkyna7764/
Dubkina7734/
Dopkina778/
Dobchin772/
Dabking770/
Dabkienė7132/
Depkin6798/
Dupkin6732/
Döbken6710/
Dubkyn679/
Dapkin677/
Dubkim671/
Dabcin671/
Dopcin671/
Döpking6293/
Doepken6249/
Dopkeen6217/
Dubkyna6210/
Dupkina627/
Dupking620/
Dapkienė57387/
Dhubkaen571/
Depken5089/
Döpken509/
Davkyn502/

Dobkin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dobkin in the Russian language
Добкинdobkin-

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Dobkin Reference & Research

Dobkins FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Dobkins FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dobkin
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