Dobrescu Surname

60,036th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,397 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Dobrescu Surname User-submission:

Dobrescu is a Romanian surname, denoting a descendant of Dobrin or Dobre (old Slavic for good or nice, derived from the word dobre, meaning 'good').

Dobrescu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania7,6361:2,629354
Spain1781:262,65216,524
United States1341:2,704,917162,137
Canada1101:334,96030,494
Belgium531:216,91827,806
Moldova461:77,42110,022
Israel421:203,75319,703
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Germany281:2,875,195137,699
Sweden211:468,89333,666
England191:2,932,529101,561
France161:4,151,420237,746
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Hungary121:818,02342,199
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552

Dobrescu Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Dobrescu is a Romanian surname, denoting a descendant of Dobrin or Dobre (old Slavic for good or nice, derived from the word dobre, meaning 'good').

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Dobrescu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dobrescu occurs more in Romania more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dobrescu? popularity and diffusion

Dobrescu is the 60,036th most prevalent family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 867,875 people. The surname Dobrescu occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of Dobrescu reside; 92 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 91 percent reside in Romanian Europe.

Dobrescu is most commonly occurring in Romania, where it is borne by 7,636 people, or 1 in 2,629. In Romania it is most numerous in: Bucharest Municipality, where 23 percent live, Dâmbovița County, where 9 percent live and Dolj County, where 9 percent live. Barring Romania this last name exists in 34 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Dobrescu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Dobrescu last name are 3.29% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 56.52% registered with the party.

The amount Dobrescu earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 38.15% less than the national average, earning €18,573 per year; in United States they earn 3.3% more than the national average, earning $44,571 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.19% less than the national average, earning $48,593 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dobresco8849/
Dobresku8817/
Dobresk8011/
Teoborescu781/
Dobreski75101/
Dobreska7571/
Dobresko7539/
de Bresc758/
Dobrscke750/
Dobersecq7119/
Dobroesky712/
de Bresac711/
Tibarescu711/
Debressac711/
Dobrosyuk711/
Dobrski67240/
de Bressac6778/
Dobršek6761/
Dobrska677/
De-Bressac675/
Dobrosk675/
Dobrewoski673/
Dobrowsqui671/
Dobrsko671/
Dobrsek671/

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