Dobrev Surname

40,116th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,080 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Dobrev Surname User-submission:

This is a widely spread men´s surname in Bulgaria, derived from the first name Dobri. It originates from the Slavic word dobro (добро) and means 'good', 'right' or 'straight'. Other versions of the name are Dobrin, Dobromir, Dobroslav as a first name, and Dobrinov, Dobromirov, Dobroslavov as a middle and surname.

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Dobrev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria11,2761:61969
Russia3701:389,52237,827
Greece3291:33,6775,271
Ukraine3171:143,60520,070
United States1411:2,570,631155,955
Spain1211:386,38021,365
Germany711:1,133,88074,985
Belarus631:150,81020,737
England431:1,295,76958,667
Canada431:856,87466,382
Moldova381:93,72011,459
Czechia371:287,39137,121
Brazil241:8,919,764194,226
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Kazakhstan191:930,65856,702
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Norway121:428,52437,411
France101:6,642,272293,169
Italy91:6,795,188113,457
Uzbekistan91:3,436,57132,268
China81:170,915,1968,932
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Romania61:3,346,31256,696
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Finland61:916,11741,832
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Algeria51:7,726,31057,379
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Transnistria41:118,67512,470
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Armenia31:976,72713,552
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Malta11:430,2723,380

Dobrev (51) may also be a first name.

Dobrev Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a widely spread men´s surname in Bulgaria, derived from the first name Dobri. It originates from the Slavic word dobro (добро) and means 'good', 'right' or 'straight'. Other versions of the name are Dobrin, Dobromir, Dobroslav as a first name, and Dobrinov, Dobromirov, Dobroslavov as a middle and surname. The women´s version is Dobra, Dobrina, Dobrinka, Dobromira, Dobroslava as a first name, and Dobreva, Dobrinova, Dobromirova, Dobroslavova as a middle and surname.

- dobreff

Dobrev Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dobrev (Russian: Добрев) is carried by more people in Bulgaria than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dobrev? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 40,116th most prevalent surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 557,152 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 97 percent of Dobrev reside; 89 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 86 percent reside in South Slavic Europe. Dobrev is also the 1,396,783rd most prevalent first name at a global level. It is borne by 51 people.

The surname Dobrev is most common in Bulgaria, where it is held by 11,276 people, or 1 in 619. In Bulgaria Dobrev is most frequent in: Varna Province, where 18 percent reside, Sofia City Province, where 14 percent reside and Burgas Province, where 8 percent reside. Aside from Bulgaria it exists in 60 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 3 percent reside and Greece, where 3 percent reside.

Dobrev Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Orthodox (95%) in Russia, Orthodox (91%) in Belarus and Orthodox (74%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Dobrev are 0.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 53.33% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Dobrev earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 13.62% less than the national average, earning 298,953 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 229.38% more than the national average, earning R 782,724 per year; in United States they earn 6.7% less than the national average, earning $40,260 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.18% less than the national average, earning $43,133 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dobreva9213,434/
Dobriev92528/
Dobreev9230/
Dobroev9213/
Dobraev924/
Dobreyv921/
Doobreva861/
Dobrov835,210/
Dobrew8341/
Dobriv836/
Dobref834/
Debrev834/
Dovrev832/
Dobryv831/
Dabrev831/
Dobrevová8042/
Dobreff77132/
Dobryov776/
Doubrov775/
Doubrav772/
Debriev772/
Dabriev772/
Dobreef771/
Debraev771/
Dovreev771/
Dovreva771/
Deubreav711/
Debrov67276/
Debrew67246/
Debref67135/
Dabrov6714/
Dawrev671/
Dabrav671/
D'Abrew6212/
Dovreff621/
Dobribs621/
Debhrav621/
Davriev621/
Davreev621/
Dabrrav621/
Dobrzyb621/
Debrif503/

Dobrev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dobrev in the Russian language
Добревdobrev-

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