Dobrijevic Surname

980,795th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 263 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Sweden

Dobrijevic Surname User-submission:

This is a surname of Serbian origin. It is derived from the possessive Dobrijev (belonging to good/of good) and the Serbo-Croatian diminutive suffix -ić, meaning 'son of/child of'.

Dobrijevic Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States831:4,366,975231,516
Canada451:818,79163,991
England431:1,295,76958,667
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Sweden171:579,22142,433
Austria131:655,03358,041
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
France31:22,140,907385,998
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

The alternate forms: Dobrijević (1,902) & Dobrijevič (3) are calculated separately.

Dobrijevic Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a surname of Serbian origin. It is derived from the possessive Dobrijev (belonging to good/of good) and the Serbo-Croatian diminutive suffix -ić, meaning 'son of/child of'.

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Dobrijevic Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dobrijevic is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Dobrijević or Dobrijevič. Click here to see other potential spellings of Dobrijevic.

How Common Is The Last Name Dobrijevic? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 980,795th most commonly used last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 27,709,300 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 49 percent of Dobrijevic live; 49 percent live in North America and 48 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 83 people, or 1 in 4,366,975. In The United States Dobrijevic is mostly concentrated in: Indiana, where 22 percent are found, Ohio, where 19 percent are found and New York, where 17 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States Dobrijevic occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 17 percent are found and England, where 16 percent are found.

Dobrijevic Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Dobrijevic last name are 16.39% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.16% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Dobrijevic earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 24.7% less than the national average, earning 260,612 kr per year; in United States they earn 10.14% more than the national average, earning $47,523 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.4% more than the national average, earning $52,365 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dobrijević971,902/
Dobrijevič973/
Dobrijevich9534/
Dobrojevic905/
Dobrievich903/
Dobricevic902/
Dobrijevik901/
Dobrijebic901/
Dobriyevic901/
Dobroevic843/
Dobrecevic8013/
Dobryziewicz731/

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