Dobovšek Surname

1,020,242nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 248 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Dobovšek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Dobovšek Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia2361:10,5412,488
Serbia111:649,54122,440
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Dobovsek (28) are calculated separately.

Dobovšek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dobovšek is more frequently found in Slovenia than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Dobovsek. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dobovšek? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,020,242nd most widespread last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 29,385,266 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Dobovšek reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The surname Dobovšek is most commonly occurring in Slovenia, where it is borne by 236 people, or 1 in 10,541. In Slovenia Dobovšek is most common in: Central Slovenia, where 39 percent live, Upper Carniola, where 19 percent live and Lower Sava, where 18 percent live. Aside from Slovenia this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Serbia, where 4 percent live and Switzerland, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dobovsek9628/
Dobovišek94121/
Doboviček827/
Dobovisek826/
Topovšek7535/
Dobovsky7529/
Doobovsky7113/
Duboveček715/
Doubovski713/
Doubovsky712/
Dobovosky711/
Dobovskyi711/
Dobhovski711/
Doobovski711/
Dubovsk674/
Dbovsky671/
Dubovskova56106/
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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 Dobovšek
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