Dossenbach Surname

559,940th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 567 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Dossenbach Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dossenbach Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland3981:20,6353,311
Germany751:1,073,40672,288
United States541:6,712,202314,667
Austria201:425,77243,235
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Dossenbach Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dossenbach is found in Switzerland more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dossenbach? popularity and diffusion

Dossenbach is the 559,940th most commonly occurring last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 12,852,815 people. Dossenbach occurs predominantly in Europe, where 87 percent of Dossenbach live; 87 percent live in Western Europe and 87 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Dossenbach is most commonly used in Switzerland, where it is borne by 398 people, or 1 in 20,635. In Switzerland Dossenbach is primarily found in: Canton of Zug, where 45 percent reside, Canton of Schaffhausen, where 13 percent reside and Canton of Zürich, where 13 percent reside. Apart from Switzerland it exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 13 percent reside and The United States, where 10 percent reside.

Dossenbach Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dossenbach has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Dossenbach last name expanded 1,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dossenbach Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Dossenbach surname are 8.31% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 61.54% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Dossenbach earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 39.6% more than the national average, earning $60,235 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.72% more than the national average, earning $56,005 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dosenbach95212/
Dossembach901/
Dassenbach900/
Dosnbach890/
Doßenbach841/
Dosenbath841/
Desenbach841/
Donbach8234/
Dochenbach801/
Deusenbach800/
Dushenbach800/
Donbatch7810/
Donbauch780/
Dombach71478/
Donboch7121/
Danbach7110/
Dosemba711/
Dachenbach7048/
Donba6720/
Dombache671/
Danbache671/
Dombauch670/

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