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Where Does The Last Name Don Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Don (Arabic: ضون, Hindi: डोन, Marathi: डॉन, Tibetan: མགྲོན་) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Doñ. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Don? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Don is the 9,667^th most widespread family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 124,697 people. Don is mostly found in Asia, where 44 percent of Don live; 24 percent live in Southeast Asia and 13 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Don is also the 1,055^th most commonly occurring given name globally, borne by 879,249 people.

The last name Don is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 5,200 people, or 1 in 69,704. In The United States it is primarily found in: Texas, where 11 percent are found, New York, where 9 percent are found and Florida, where 7 percent are found. Beside The United States it exists in 163 countries. It is also found in Sri Lanka, where 8 percent are found and Cambodia, where 8 percent are found.

Don Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Don has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Don last name increased 1,590 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 501 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 4 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 800 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 1,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Don Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Catholic (33%) in Ireland, Orthodox (78%) in Russia, Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan, Christian (100%) in Kenya, Christian (97%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (83%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Don surname are 4.83% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.6% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Don earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 54.59% less than the national average, earning €13,636 per year; in Norway they earn 63.37% more than the national average, earning 565,385 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 22.28% less than the national average, earning R 184,692 per year; in Vietnam they earn 25.49% more than the national average, earning 103,451,000 ₫ per year; in United States they earn 0.86% less than the national average, earning $42,776 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.2% more than the national average, earning $52,266 CAD per year.