Dohnson Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liberia

Dohnson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dohnson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Dohnson Last Name Facts

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

Dohnson is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dohnson? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,587,209th most frequently held surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 83 percent of Dohnson are found; 67 percent are found in North America and 67 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 45,307,367. In The United States it is most frequent in: Virginia, where 50 percent are found, California, where 25 percent are found and Florida, where 13 percent are found. Beside The United States this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 8 percent are found and Brazil, where 8 percent are found.

Dohnson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dohnson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Dohnson last name increased 800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Donson921,776/
Donsion86145/
Dounson8619/
Dhanson8618/
Donsong8617/
Donsone8613/
Dahnson8611/
Donsoun8611/
Dhonson865/
Donsson863/
Donnson860/
Donsoune80195/
Donsonne8039/
Donssong8012/
D'Hanson803/
Dotenson800/
Danson775,449/
Donjon771,153/
Domson77793/
Doncon77269/
Donzon77139/
Donsan77114/
Donsen7791/
Donsom7784/
Donsun7728/
Donssoune7556/
Doomson71701/
Dansson7143/
Donzong7134/
Dansone7123/
Donsang7113/
Donzion717/
Dhansen714/
Domsong714/
Dannson713/
Dansong713/
Dansion713/
Dansoun712/
Dhansan712/
Daunson711/
Dansoon711/
Dondjon711/
Donsaan711/
Danshon711/
Damnson711/
Dhamson711/
Domshon711/
Donsgan710/
Donshan710/
Doonsang6748/
Domchong6712/
Dansoune671/
Donshung671/
D'Hansen671/
Dounsang671/
Dansoong671/
Danssoin670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Dohnson
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