Dolben Surname

1,338,236th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 167 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Dolben Surname Definition:

"The name is presumed to be taken from Dol-Ben-Maen, a place between Caernarvon and Pemnorfa." Courthope's Debrett's Baronetage. If it be so, this is one of the extremely few local surnames that have originated in Wales.

Dolben Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States661:5,491,802273,080
Wales571:54,2904,971
England361:1,547,72466,012
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales231:68,1923,286
England151:1,625,02553,310
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Dolben (20) may also be a first name.

Dolben Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

"The name is presumed to be taken from Dol-Ben-Maen, a place between Caernarvon and Pemnorfa." Courthope's Debrett's Baronetage. If it be so, this is one of the extremely few local surnames that have originated in Wales.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From dûl-bighan, the little vale; or dôl-ben, the head of the valley, or the head valley.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Dolben Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dolben (Russian: Долбень) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dolben? popularity and diffusion

Dolben is the 1,338,236th most frequently used last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 43,637,999 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 59 percent of Dolben live; 56 percent live in Northern Europe and 56 percent live in British Isles. Dolben is also the 2,446,817th most frequently occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 20 people.

The last name Dolben is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 66 people, or 1 in 5,491,802. In The United States Dolben is primarily found in: Massachusetts, where 45 percent live, California, where 9 percent live and New York, where 9 percent live. Excluding The United States Dolben exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Wales, where 34 percent live and England, where 22 percent live.

Dolben Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dolben has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 733 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 248 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it expanded 240 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dolben Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Dolben surname are 30.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 83.33% registered with the party.

Dolben earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 23.43% more than the national average, earning $53,258 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dolbien920/
Dolbin83981/
Dalben83813/
Dolbyn83217/
Dulben839/
Dolbem832/
Dolbenova802/
Dolbina77555/
Dolbyna77241/
Dulbeng7715/
Dahlben7712/
Dal'ben771/
Dohlbin770/
Dulbienė711/
Dolbnova711/
Dahlbend710/
Dalbem671,318/
Dalbin67737/
Dolwin6721/
Dolbinova6716/
Dolbynova6713/
Dulbem671/
Dalbina62134/
Dalbion6292/
Dallbem621/
D'Alyuen571/
Dalwn551/
Dulbinova533/
Dulbynova532/
D'Halluen531/
Dattlbinn531/
Dalbinova531/
Dalwin5052/
Dalwyn502/
Dalbim501/
Daluin501/

Dolben Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dolben in the Russian language
Долбеньdolben-

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