Dobs Surname
Approximately 297 people bear this surname
Dobs Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 167 | 1:482,069 | 41,726 |
| United States | 104 | 1:3,485,182 | 196,218 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 28 | 1:870,549 | 37,307 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 69 | 1:727,807 | 46,603 |
The alternate forms: Dobš (38) are calculated separately.
Dobs (16) may also be a first name.
Dobs Demographics
Average Dobs Salary in
United States
$50,096 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Dobs Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dobs Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dobs (Russian: Добс) is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant: Dobš. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dobs? popularity and diffusion
The surname Dobs is the 899,940th most common family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 24,537,192 people. The surname Dobs occurs predominantly in Europe, where 61 percent of Dobs are found; 57 percent are found in Western Europe and 57 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 16 people.
Dobs is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 167 people, or 1 in 482,069. In Germany Dobs is most frequent in: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 21 percent reside, Schleswig-Holstein, where 19 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 18 percent reside. Apart from Germany Dobs is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 35 percent reside and England, where 3 percent reside.
Dobs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Dobs has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dobs surname expanded 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 last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Dobs last name are 24.55% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 77.78% registered to vote for 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dobš | 92 | 38 | / |
| Dohbs | 89 | 42 | / |
| Doubs | 89 | 38 | / |
| Dobsh | 89 | 6 | / |
| Doebs | 89 | 3 | / |
| Doobs | 89 | 3 | / |
| Dobsz | 89 | 1 | / |
| Dobse | 89 | 1 | / |
| Dob | 86 | 4,244 | / |
| Dobsch | 80 | 248 | / |
| Dobssh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Debs | 75 | 4,592 | / |
| Dubs | 75 | 3,516 | / |
| Doub | 75 | 1,605 | / |
| Dows | 75 | 500 | / |
| Doib | 75 | 166 | / |
| Doob | 75 | 137 | / |
| Dops | 75 | 130 | / |
| Dhob | 75 | 115 | / |
| Dofs | 75 | 87 | / |
| Dabs | 75 | 75 | / |
| Dobh | 75 | 9 | / |
| Dosb | 75 | 5 | / |
| Dovs | 75 | 4 | / |
| Dobz | 75 | 3 | / |
| Dohb | 75 | 2 | / |
| Tdob | 75 | 2 | / |
| Dobd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ddob | 75 | 1 | / |
| Duob | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hdob | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dobsová | 73 | 54 | / |
| Dobsova | 73 | 10 | / |
| Dowse | 67 | 3,948 | / |
| Doubt | 67 | 376 | / |
| Dabsh | 67 | 369 | / |
| Hdoub | 67 | 365 | / |
| Daubs | 67 | 313 | / |
| Dopps | 67 | 236 | / |
| Douws | 67 | 202 | / |
| Daebs | 67 | 40 | / |
| Deebs | 67 | 38 | / |
| Dhoib | 67 | 23 | / |
| Dabse | 67 | 11 | / |
| Dovås | 67 | 11 | / |
| Debss | 67 | 10 | / |
| Debsh | 67 | 8 | / |
| Dospe | 67 | 7 | / |
| Dopse | 67 | 5 | / |
| Dovsh | 67 | 5 | / |
| Dabst | 67 | 3 | / |
| Deb's | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dubst | 67 | 2 | / |
| Daabs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Doosp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Doops | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dojbt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dubse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dhubs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dowsh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dhoub | 67 | 1 | / |
| D'Hob | 67 | 1 | / |
| Debsz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dhoob | 67 | 1 | / |
| Doutb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dossp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Douëb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dubsz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dubss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Doffs | 67 | 0 | / |
| Doubd | 67 | 0 | / |
Dobs Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dobs in the Russian language | ||
| Добс | dobs | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dobs
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