Dobkins Surname

490,615th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 675 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Dobkins Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dobkins Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6421:564,57846,424
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
England81:6,964,757184,742
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States891:564,25538,527

Dobkins Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dobkins (Russian: Добкинс) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dobkins? popularity and diffusion

Dobkins is the 490,615th most common surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,796,364 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Dobkins reside; 75 percent reside in North America and 75 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Dobkins is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 642 people, or 1 in 564,578. In The United States Dobkins is primarily found in: California, where 13 percent reside, Florida, where 8 percent reside and Missouri, where 8 percent reside. Beside The United States this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 2 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Dobkins Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dobkins has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dobkins surname increased 721 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dobkins Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Dobkins surname are 25.32% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 72.09% registered with the party.

The amount Dobkins earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 26.76% more than the national average, earning R 301,224 per year and in United States they earn 4.03% less than the national average, earning $41,412 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dopkins86298/
Dabkins862/
Dobkens860/
Dubakins801/
Toubkins800/
D'Hopkins752/
Dibockins751/
D Hopkins750/
Topkins7162/
Dapkins7153/
de Hopkins712/
Doepkens6725/
Dabkunas674/
Dbiggins673/
Tibekins671/
Toupkins671/
Toopkins670/
Döpkens5726/
Depkens570/

Dobkins Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dobkins in the Russian language
Добкинсdobkins-

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Dobkins 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

  • 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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Dobkins
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