Donovan Forename
18,630th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 49,576 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica
Donovan Forename Definition:
A Celtic name, meaning: Dark warrior.
Donovan Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 100% | 20,289 | 1:17,869 | 1,535 |
| South Africa | 100% | 14,459 | 1:3,772 | 728 |
| Jamaica | - | 4,479 | 1:644 | 159 |
| England | 100% | 1,710 | 1:32,516 | 1,778 |
| Mexico | 100% | 1,467 | 1:84,625 | 2,374 |
| Canada | 100% | 1,405 | 1:23,582 | 2,033 |
| Suriname | 100% | 592 | 1:934 | 171 |
| Namibia | - | 438 | 1:5,489 | 790 |
| Brazil | 100% | 337 | 1:635,716 | 19,249 |
| Indonesia | 100% | 329 | 1:784,084 | 52,087 |
| Australia | - | 316 | 1:43,220 | 2,185 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 309 | 1:54,699 | 3,620 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 286 | 1:72,724 | 6,418 |
| Belgium | 100% | 240 | 1:47,875 | 2,403 |
| Malaysia | 96% | 222 | 1:137,162 | 8,845 |
| New Zealand | - | 211 | 1:21,498 | 1,652 |
| Spain | 100% | 191 | 1:243,612 | 4,497 |
| France | 100% | 181 | 1:367,239 | 4,567 |
| Philippines | 99% | 174 | 1:609,250 | 19,224 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 149 | 1:32,000 | 1,747 |
| Zimbabwe | 95% | 142 | 1:108,618 | 7,744 |
| Guatemala | 100% | 95 | 1:169,562 | 2,817 |
| Peru | 100% | 81 | 1:392,487 | 7,691 |
| Singapore | 100% | 80 | 1:78,588 | 7,120 |
| India | 100% | 71 | 1:17,110,957 | 427,141 |
| Cayman Islands | 100% | 70 | 1:876 | 175 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 64 | 1:471,905 | 12,907 |
| Zambia | - | 59 | 1:268,725 | 8,231 |
| Botswana | 100% | 58 | 1:37,663 | 3,938 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 56 | 1:186,273 | 7,851 |
| Thailand | 100% | 56 | 1:1,251,175 | 41,939 |
| Ireland | 72% | 49 | 1:94,766 | 2,403 |
| Germany | 100% | 49 | 1:1,973,018 | 11,502 |
| Papua New Guinea | 100% | 45 | 1:181,163 | 15,605 |
| Belize | 100% | 43 | 1:8,240 | 1,363 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 43 | 1:31,661 | 3,306 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 43 | 1:166,325 | 11,451 |
| Wales | 100% | 38 | 1:81,429 | 2,227 |
| Chile | 89% | 37 | 1:475,870 | 5,903 |
| Malta | - | 34 | 1:12,628 | 1,146 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 34 | 1:5,230 | 859 |
| Panama | 100% | 32 | 1:122,080 | 5,617 |
| Nicaragua | 100% | 31 | 1:194,140 | 5,033 |
| Colombia | 100% | 30 | 1:1,592,631 | 14,833 |
| Scotland | 100% | 21 | 1:254,779 | 4,121 |
| Sweden | 100% | 21 | 1:469,424 | 12,247 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 18 | 1:456,305 | 7,530 |
| El Salvador | - | 17 | 1:373,046 | 3,886 |
| Guam | - | 17 | 1:9,450 | 1,317 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | - | 17 | 1:3,216 | 586 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | - | 17 | 1:2,042 | 490 |
| Mozambique | - | 16 | 1:1,702,710 | 1,919 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 15 | 1:6,626 | 1,171 |
| Ecuador | - | 15 | 1:1,181,795 | 8,518 |
| Italy | 100% | 13 | 1:4,697,084 | 22,664 |
| Hong Kong | - | 12 | 1:646,060 | 4,783 |
| Kenya | 100% | 12 | 1:3,858,926 | 23,691 |
| Uganda | 100% | 12 | 1:3,413,077 | 36,062 |
| Uruguay | 100% | 12 | 1:285,636 | 4,451 |
| China | - | 10 | 1:136,605,578 | 66,281 |
| Japan | - | 10 | 1:12,798,606 | 38,248 |
| Qatar | 100% | 10 | 1:236,960 | 22,379 |
| Gibraltar | - | 9 | 1:3,793 | 625 |
| Malawi | - | 9 | 1:1,901,368 | 9,999 |
| South Korea | - | 9 | 1:616,047 | 14,026 |
| Czechia | 100% | 8 | 1:1,332,020 | 3,968 |
| Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | - | 8 | 1:729 | 173 |
| Northern Ireland | 100% | 6 | 1:307,191 | 2,078 |
| Bermuda | - | 6 | 1:10,804 | 1,174 |
| British Virgin Islands | - | 6 | 1:5,208 | 987 |
| Estonia | - | 6 | 1:219,230 | 6,245 |
| Honduras | - | 6 | 1:1,469,578 | 13,832 |
| Austria | 100% | 5 | 1:1,702,840 | 9,344 |
| Russia | - | 5 | 1:28,846,741 | 73,146 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 5 | 1:10,557,664 | 41,958 |
| Norway | 100% | 4 | 1:1,283,082 | 16,224 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | - | 4 | 1:13,715 | 1,549 |
| Seychelles | - | 4 | 1:23,168 | 1,192 |
| Taiwan | - | 4 | 1:5,942,420 | 87,370 |
| Argentina | 67% | 3 | 1:14,257,748 | 23,489 |
| Bahamas | - | 3 | 1:133,123 | 2,262 |
| Cameroon | - | 3 | 1:7,203,501 | 73,722 |
| Croatia | 100% | 3 | 1:1,405,692 | 11,430 |
| Denmark | - | 3 | 1:1,883,166 | 17,701 |
| Guyana | - | 3 | 1:254,421 | 14,062 |
| Jersey | - | 3 | 1:33,327 | 1,495 |
| Marshall Islands | 100% | 3 | 1:17,077 | 2,297 |
| Nigeria | - | 3 | 1:59,188,120 | 318,216 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 3 | 1:37,193 | 3,592 |
| Barbados | - | 2 | 1:144,894 | 2,643 |
| Belarus | 100% | 2 | 1:4,741,192 | 16,466 |
| Congo | - | 2 | 1:2,504,602 | 31,783 |
| Grenada | 100% | 2 | 1:54,062 | 3,078 |
| Jordan | - | 2 | 1:4,413,387 | 8,826 |
| Latvia | - | 2 | 1:1,007,822 | 4,547 |
| Luxembourg | 100% | 2 | 1:282,024 | 3,520 |
| Nauru | 100% | 2 | 1:5,964 | 459 |
| Solomon Islands | - | 2 | 1:290,478 | 6,813 |
| Turkey | - | 2 | 1:38,900,854 | 64,839 |
| Andorra | - | 1 | 1:82,887 | 1,356 |
| Angola | - | 1 | 1:26,966,606 | 7,835 |
| Anguilla | - | 1 | 1:13,255 | 1,687 |
| Azerbaijan | - | 1 | 1:9,642,944 | 42,290 |
| Bahrain | - | 1 | 1:1,348,673 | 7,854 |
| Bangladesh | - | 1 | 1:159,461,366 | 36,167 |
| Bolivia | - | 1 | 1:10,601,404 | 9,299 |
| Bulgaria | - | 1 | 1:6,990,390 | 27,036 |
| Cambodia | - | 1 | 1:16,273,330 | 74,610 |
| Cuba | - | 1 | 1:11,506,552 | 13,531 |
| Georgia | - | 1 | 1:3,738,466 | 29,095 |
| Iceland | - | 1 | 1:366,017 | 7,938 |
| Iraq | - | 1 | 1:35,017,859 | 22,933 |
| Kuwait | - | 1 | 1:3,785,264 | 15,388 |
| Lebanon | 100% | 1 | 1:5,627,571 | 19,299 |
| North Macedonia | - | 1 | 1:2,090,757 | 15,787 |
| Madagascar | - | 1 | 1:23,629,408 | 6,628 |
| Mauritania | - | 1 | 1:4,095,239 | 27,701 |
| Mauritius | - | 1 | 1:1,297,784 | 13,721 |
| Monaco | - | 1 | 1:38,466 | 2,379 |
| Morocco | - | 1 | 1:34,348,636 | 18,260 |
| New Caledonia | 100% | 1 | 1:270,164 | 3,221 |
| Oman | - | 1 | 1:4,108,667 | 12,526 |
| Pakistan | 100% | 1 | 1:194,357,680 | 303,535 |
| Paraguay | 100% | 1 | 1:7,236,805 | 16,549 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 1 | 1:3,550,301 | 10,040 |
| Rwanda | - | 1 | 1:11,371,433 | 4,615 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 1 | 1:30,812,565 | 27,537 |
| Slovenia | 100% | 1 | 1:2,458,758 | 6,723 |
| Sudan | - | 1 | 1:37,806,975 | 10,689 |
| Swaziland | - | 1 | 1:1,300,177 | 3,374 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 1 | 1:109,747 | 4,493 |
| Vanuatu | - | 1 | 1:261,792 | 1,604 |
The alternate forms: Dónovan (5) & Dônovan (1) are calculated separately.
Donovan (88,975) may also be a surname.
Donovan Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A Celtic name, meaning: Dark warrior.
— Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead
Donovan Forename Popularity
Donovan Demographics
Average Male Donovan Height
176.3 cm
Average male height (US):
175.3 cm
Sample size: 1,291 (2014)
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Phonetically Similar Names
Donovan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Donovan in the Russian language | ||
| Донован | donovan | - |
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