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Where Does The Last Name Dobs Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Dobs (Russian: Добс) is found most in Germany. It may also occur in the variant forms: Dobš. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dobs? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 899,940^th most commonly used last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 24,537,192 people. The last name Dobs occurs mostly in Europe, where 61 percent of Dobs reside; 57 percent reside in Western Europe and 57 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,786,762^nd most frequent first name worldwide. It is borne by 16 people.

The last name is most numerous in Germany, where it is held by 167 people, or 1 in 482,069. In Germany Dobs is mostly found in: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 21 percent are found, Schleswig-Holstein, where 19 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 18 percent are found. Outside of Germany this surname is found in 13 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 35 percent are found and England, where 3 percent are found.

Dobs Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Dobs has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dobs surname increased 151 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 68 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dobs Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Dobs surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Dobs last name are 24.55% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 77.78% being registered with the political party.

The amount Dobs earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 81.43% less than the national average, earning R 44,124 per year and in United States they earn 16.1% more than the national average, earning $50,096 USD per year.