Dumbrava Surname

68,846th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,211 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Moldova

Dumbrava Surname User-submission:

The name Dumbrava comes from the Romanian word dumbrava, which means 'small forest'. It may also be derived from any one of the many towns and villages named Dumbrava located all throughout Romania.

Dumbrava Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania4,3311:4,636621
Moldova1,3341:2,670356
Ukraine4811:94,64213,573
Russia4521:318,85632,239
Spain2031:230,30615,169
Lithuania1561:19,4523,510
Transnistria471:10,1002,028
Canada391:944,75971,777
England301:1,857,26974,552
United States261:13,940,728505,428
Italy191:3,218,773100,309
Austria161:532,21549,801
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Albania61:485,67618,535
Kyrgyzstan61:995,44257,680
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Belarus51:1,900,21297,012
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Latvia31:683,34934,074
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
France21:33,211,361423,184
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Palau11:21,643223
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

The alternate forms: Dumbravă (1,207) & Dumbravä (2) are calculated separately.

Dumbrava Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The name Dumbrava comes from the Romanian word dumbrava, which means 'small forest'. It may also be derived from any one of the many towns and villages named Dumbrava located all throughout Romania.

- laurelinchase

Dumbrava Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dumbrava (Russian: Думбрава) is found in Romania more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant: Dumbravă or Dumbravä. Click here for further possible spellings of Dumbrava.

How Common Is The Last Name Dumbrava? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 68,846th most widespread family name on earth, held by around 1 in 1,010,615 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Dumbrava live; 91 percent live in Eastern Europe and 79 percent live in Romanian Europe.

This last name is most frequently held in Romania, where it is borne by 4,331 people, or 1 in 4,636. In Romania it is most prevalent in: Bucharest Municipality, where 7 percent live, Brașov County, where 7 percent live and Mureș County, where 7 percent live. Barring Romania this last name is found in 35 countries. It also occurs in Moldova, where 18 percent live and Ukraine, where 7 percent live.

Dumbrava Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Dumbrava last name are 3.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 57.14% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Dumbrava earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 3.98% less than the national average, earning $41,433 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.45% more than the national average, earning $56,363 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dumbravă961,207/
Dumbravä962/
Dumbravea9423/
Dumbrova88107/
Dombrava8817/
Dumbrave8813/
Dumbravo889/
Dunbrava881/
Dumbrawa881/
Dumbravaitė841/
Dombrova75385/
Dimbrova757/
Donbrava754/
Dimbreva751/
Dumbrăvea711/
Dumbrovich674/
Dombrowa63279/
Donbrova638/
Dombrowe50416/
Dombrowj502/

Dumbrava Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dumbrava in the Russian language
Думбраваdumbrava-

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