Dobrić Surname

104,004th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,516 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Serbia

Dobrić Surname User-submission:

The meaning of this surname is 'good', 'the good one'. In the Serbian language dobar means 'good one', from dobar we get the surname Dobrić.

Dobrić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia2,7871:2,564346
Croatia7481:5,653771
Bosnia and Herzegovina5031:7,0311,431
Kosovo3311:5,625954
Slovenia971:25,6465,439
Montenegro421:15,2281,908
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

The alternate forms: Dobric (689), Dobriç (34) & Dobrič (4) are calculated separately.

Dobrić (18) may also be a first name.

Dobrić Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The meaning of this surname is 'good', 'the good one'. In the Serbian language dobar means 'good one', from dobar we get the surname Dobrić.

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Dobrić Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dobrić has its highest incidence in Serbia. It may occur as a variant: Dobric, Dobriç or Dobrič. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dobrić? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dobrić is the 104,004th most prevalent surname on earth, held by around 1 in 1,613,717 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Dobrić reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 93 percent reside in South Slavic Europe. Dobrić is also the 2,608,198th most frequently held first name globally. It is borne by 18 people.

This last name is most widely held in Serbia, where it is carried by 2,787 people, or 1 in 2,564. In Serbia it is primarily concentrated in: Belgrade, where 24 percent reside, Srem District, where 12 percent reside and South Bačka District, where 10 percent reside. Excluding Serbia Dobrić exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in Croatia, where 17 percent reside and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dobric94689/
Dobriç9434/
Dobrič944/
Dubrić8346/
Dobrich77567/
Dobritz77279/
Dobrici7742/
Dobreci7734/
Dobrits774/
Dobritch7139/
Doebritz711/
Dobreich711/
Dobrez67134/
Dobrec67102/
Dubric6725/
Dobričová672/
Dobricova672/
Dobritsch671/
Dabric671/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dobrić
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