Dobrin Surname

44,275th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,730 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Dobrin Surname Definition:

(from the name of a female ancestor) Dobra is the Polish translation of Gittel, which is the Yiddish for the name Bona (“good”). Girls were given the name Bona or Bina in honor of Queen Bona Sforza.

Dobrin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania8,9451:2,245296
Russia1,0091:142,83816,627
United States6761:536,18244,521
Moldova2651:13,4392,306
England1181:472,18730,747
Slovenia1161:21,4454,766
Israel1161:73,7739,034
Canada631:584,85148,473
Serbia551:129,9089,504
Kazakhstan471:376,22329,840
Argentina321:1,335,73276,713
Belarus301:316,70234,864
Italy301:2,038,55689,453
South Africa251:2,167,10894,352
Germany241:3,354,394150,996
Greece211:527,60966,013
Croatia201:211,43024,636
Sweden191:518,25037,550
Belgium131:884,35769,774
Ecuador121:1,325,48716,904
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Uzbekistan91:3,436,57132,268
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Finland81:687,08836,047
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
France71:9,488,960336,266
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Bulgaria41:1,744,72646,837
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Saint Pierre and Miquelon11:6,399357
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

The alternate forms: Dobrín (1) are calculated separately.

Dobrin (3,918) may also be a first name.

Dobrin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from the name of a female ancestor) Dobra is the Polish translation of Gittel, which is the Yiddish for the name Bona (“good”). Girls were given the name Bona or Bina in honor of Queen Bona Sforza.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Dobrin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dobrin (Russian: Добрин) is found most frequently in Romania. It may be rendered as: Dobrín. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dobrin? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 44,275th most common last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 621,274 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 91 percent of Dobrin live; 87 percent live in Eastern Europe and 79 percent live in Romanian Europe. It is also the 111,904th most numerous first name globally It is held by 3,918 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Romania, where it is carried by 8,945 people, or 1 in 2,245. In Romania it is mostly found in: Bucharest Municipality, where 17 percent are found, Argeș County, where 10 percent are found and Sibiu County, where 7 percent are found. Apart from Romania it is found in 50 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 9 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.

Dobrin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dobrin has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 4,225 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dobrin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Orthodox (83%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus and Orthodox (71%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Dobrin are 5.03% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 51.8% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Dobrin earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 80.35% less than the national average, earning €5,902 per year; in South Africa they earn 107.47% more than the national average, earning R 493,020 per year; in United States they earn 31.5% more than the national average, earning $56,741 USD per year and in Canada they earn 67.98% more than the national average, earning $83,456 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dobrín941/
Dobrina921,227/
Dobring9242/
Dobrzin9221/
Dobrint9212/
Dobrien923/
Dobruin920/
Dobrindt86334/
Doubrint861/
Dobryn83333/
Dobren83178/
Dabrin83162/
Debrin83117/
Dubrin83115/
Dovrin838/
Dowrin837/
Dobrim834/
Dobrinova80458/
Dobrinová801/
Dobryna77136/
Dobrzyn77133/
Douvrin77126/
Dubrion7785/
Dabrion7744/
Dubrink7723/
Dobreen7722/
Dabring7722/
Dobrenn7715/
Debrien7712/
Dubrina777/
Dovring775/
Dubruin774/
Dowring772/
Dabrien771/
Dobrynt771/
Dabrina771/
Doubrnt771/
Dobreng770/
Dabrienė719/
Dubrienė712/
Dowrring710/
Dobrynova67158/
Dobrenova67126/
Davrin6779/
Dovrén6736/
Dobryń6718/
Debren6716/
Dubren677/
Dawrin674/
Dovren672/
Debrén672/
Dubrim672/
Dowryn671/
Debrün671/
Dowren671/

Dobrin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dobrin in the Russian language
Добринdobrin-

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