Dobry Surname

220,942nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,848 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Poland

Dobry Surname Definition:

(Polish) The good man.

Dobry Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1201:323,62429,464
Poland2711:140,25420,300
Germany1821:442,33839,473
Argentina1221:350,35627,444
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Chile171:1,036,26320,476
Slovakia161:333,52846,365
Ivory Coast101:2,307,12339,352
Israel91:950,84857,975
France91:7,380,302306,885
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Czechia81:1,329,18491,312
Colombia81:5,971,75920,087
England71:7,959,723202,100
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

The alternate forms: Dobrý (621) are calculated separately.

Dobry (365) may also be a first name.

Dobry Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Polish) The good man.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Dobry Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dobry has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also be found as: Dobrý. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dobry? popularity and diffusion

Dobry is the 220,942nd most widespread last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 3,943,477 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 70 percent of Dobry live; 62 percent live in North America and 62 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 455,540th most common first name at a global level. It is borne by 365 people.

Dobry is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 1,120 people, or 1 in 323,624. In The United States Dobry is most common in: Maryland, where 26 percent are found, Michigan, where 12 percent are found and Illinois, where 10 percent are found. Excluding The United States it exists in 28 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 15 percent are found and Germany, where 10 percent are found.

Dobry Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dobry has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dobry surname increased 4,308 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dobry Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Dobry last name are 12.15% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.92% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Dobry earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 13.22% more than the national average, earning $48,855 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.52% more than the national average, earning $51,928 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dobrý93621/
Dobryy915,909/
Dobryi91389/
Dobriy91153/
Dobray91124/
Doobry9176/
Dobrey9149/
Dobroy9114/
Doubry915/
Dobrys914/
D'Obry911/
Dobryś911/
Dohbry910/
Dobraya833,362/
Dobrych8385/
Dobrysh8325/
Dobhray831/
Dobre8044,957/
Dobra8010,747/
Dobri801,306/
Debry801,270/
Dobrá80594/
Dubry80228/
Dowry80121/
Dabry8036/
Dobré806/
Dobrí801/
Dovry801/
Debray738,229/
Dobrea734,400/
Dubray733,921/
Debroy733,801/
Dobrai73779/
Daubry73658/
Douvry73509/
Dubrey73492/
Dobrei73436/
Dobraj73366/
Doubra73330/
Doubre73289/
Dubroy73244/
Dobris73210/
Dowrey73181/
Dobres73180/
Debrey73175/
Dobrez73134/
Doubri73113/
Dobrii7388/
Dobree7360/
Dabroy7354/
Dobrer7354/
Doebri7354/
Dobroi7353/
Dobrie7343/
Dhobre7339/
Dobriç7334/
Dobraa7316/
Deubry7312/
Dabrys7311/
Dobrij739/
Dowray738/
Dobrih737/
Dobrui735/
Dobrée735/
Debryi735/
Dobhre734/
Dabrey734/
Dobriæ733/
Dobroa732/
Dabray732/
Dobreu732/
Dobroj732/
Duobra732/
Debruy731/
Doobra731/
Doobre731/
Dowhry731/
Dowrys731/
Dobreh731/
Dobrayova711/
Dobrich67567/
Doobree67147/
Dobraia67120/
Dobrões6788/
Dhowrey6774/
Dobrish6772/
Doebrie6769/
Dubrays6757/
Doobraj6738/
Dobraja6738/
Dobretz6732/
Dobrajs6725/
Daubrey6724/
Daubray6722/
Dobritt6721/
Dhowray6717/
Dobreer674/
Dobrets673/
Debrahy672/
Dobreis672/
Dovrysh672/
Dobress671/
Dompray671/
Dabraya671/
Deaubry671/
Doobrha671/
Domprey671/
Dobrājs671/
Doubrre671/
Douvroy671/
Dabriey670/
Dobresh670/

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