Dona Surname
Approximately 35,851 people bear this surname
Dona Surname User-submission:
From the Late Latin name, Donatus, meaning 'given'.
Dona Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 6,172 | 1:21,427 | 2,597 |
| Italy | 5,789 | 1:10,564 | 1,622 |
| Nepal | 5,525 | 1:5,155 | 466 |
| Ethiopia | 2,093 | 1:46,606 | 5,024 |
| Pakistan | 1,584 | 1:112,780 | 3,422 |
| Brazil | 1,334 | 1:160,476 | 6,188 |
| United States | 1,092 | 1:331,922 | 30,052 |
| Egypt | 1,007 | 1:91,297 | 7,912 |
| Philippines | 967 | 1:104,693 | 18,213 |
| DR Congo | 924 | 1:79,956 | 9,244 |
| Saudi Arabia | 875 | 1:35,264 | 5,116 |
| Bangladesh | 811 | 1:196,494 | 6,734 |
| India | 662 | 1:1,158,709 | 46,960 |
| Venezuela | 647 | 1:46,683 | 2,385 |
| Argentina | 510 | 1:83,811 | 7,094 |
| Chad | 481 | 1:28,258 | 3,335 |
| Romania | 469 | 1:42,810 | 5,400 |
| Haiti | 451 | 1:23,689 | 1,868 |
| Sri Lanka | 439 | 1:47,400 | 5,492 |
| Papua New Guinea | 422 | 1:19,322 | 1,978 |
| Tanzania | 326 | 1:162,398 | 14,474 |
| France | 316 | 1:210,198 | 32,673 |
| Nigeria | 275 | 1:644,155 | 30,300 |
| Cameroon | 269 | 1:77,208 | 9,506 |
| Qatar | 203 | 1:11,616 | 1,265 |
| Albania | 164 | 1:17,769 | 3,105 |
| Netherlands | 151 | 1:111,836 | 17,874 |
| Austria | 133 | 1:64,026 | 9,907 |
| Canada | 128 | 1:287,856 | 26,805 |
| Portugal | 94 | 1:110,832 | 5,195 |
| Australia | 93 | 1:290,276 | 25,669 |
| Russia | 87 | 1:1,656,587 | 109,852 |
| Solomon Islands | 86 | 1:6,745 | 1,010 |
| Malaysia | 78 | 1:378,131 | 19,929 |
| South Africa | 70 | 1:773,967 | 53,253 |
| United Arab Emirates | 69 | 1:132,787 | 10,955 |
| Ukraine | 66 | 1:689,738 | 72,622 |
| Belgium | 63 | 1:182,486 | 24,456 |
| Ivory Coast | 58 | 1:397,780 | 13,651 |
| Lesotho | 57 | 1:35,659 | 6,371 |
| Germany | 52 | 1:1,548,182 | 92,602 |
| Benin | 48 | 1:215,325 | 19,968 |
| Taiwan | 48 | 1:488,432 | 3,698 |
| Hungary | 47 | 1:208,857 | 17,470 |
| England | 45 | 1:1,238,179 | 56,985 |
| Greece | 45 | 1:246,218 | 37,554 |
| Uganda | 41 | 1:952,178 | 42,125 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Kazakhstan | 34 | 1:520,073 | 37,773 |
| Zimbabwe | 34 | 1:454,066 | 38,992 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| Czechia | 25 | 1:425,339 | 47,625 |
| Turkey | 25 | 1:3,112,857 | 87,657 |
| Spain | 23 | 1:2,032,697 | 53,462 |
| Thailand | 19 | 1:3,717,808 | 320,775 |
| Switzerland | 17 | 1:483,113 | 34,678 |
| Sudan | 16 | 1:2,344,387 | 4,438 |
| Afghanistan | 13 | 1:2,473,322 | 16,278 |
| Lebanon | 12 | 1:469,757 | 12,312 |
| Mauritania | 12 | 1:341,239 | 14,334 |
| Niger | 12 | 1:1,599,335 | 32,126 |
| Cambodia | 11 | 1:1,407,922 | 6,192 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Madagascar | 9 | 1:2,627,760 | 3,802 |
| Mexico | 7 | 1:17,732,315 | 50,495 |
| Poland | 7 | 1:5,429,821 | 146,768 |
| Belarus | 6 | 1:1,583,510 | 89,472 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Denmark | 6 | 1:940,786 | 47,603 |
| Kenya | 6 | 1:7,696,650 | 52,907 |
| Colombia | 5 | 1:9,554,814 | 25,159 |
| Nicaragua | 5 | 1:1,204,218 | 5,298 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Armenia | 4 | 1:732,545 | 11,666 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Gabon | 4 | 1:472,298 | 3,618 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Syria | 4 | 1:4,825,256 | 12,827 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Cuba | 3 | 1:3,840,905 | 13,116 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Latvia | 2 | 1:1,025,023 | 41,546 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 89 | 1:564,255 | 38,527 |
The alternate forms: Doña (7,853), Donà (307), Doná (92), Dóna (1) & Döña (1) are calculated separately.
Dona (94,923) may also be a first name.
Dona Surname Meaning
Dona Demographics
Average Male Dona Height
175.54 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Dona Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dona Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dona (Arabic: ضونا, Bengali: ডোনা, Georgian: დონა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﻭﻧﺎ, Hindi: दोना, Marathi: डोना, Oriya: େଦାନା, Russian: Дона, Tibetan: རྡོ་ན།) is more frequently found in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant: Doña, Donà, Doná, Dóna or Döña. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dona? popularity and diffusion
Dona is the 15,551st most frequently used family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 203,273 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 49 percent of Dona reside; 25 percent reside in South Asia and 18 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 10,671st most widespread first name globally, held by 94,923 people.
This last name is most widely held in Indonesia, where it is carried by 6,172 people, or 1 in 21,427. In Indonesia Dona is primarily found in: West Sumatra, where 25 percent reside, East Nusa Tenggara, where 19 percent reside and West Java, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account Indonesia this last name occurs in 120 countries. It is also common in Italy, where 16 percent reside and Nepal, where 15 percent reside.
Dona Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Dona has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dona surname rose 1,227 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Dona Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Dona surname are 4.61% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 51.38% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Dona earn in different countries varies notably. In Italy they earn 6.28% more than the national average, earning €31,917 per year; in South Africa they earn 15.58% less than the national average, earning R 200,604 per year; in United States they earn 8.78% more than the national average, earning $46,938 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.45% more than the national average, earning $51,398 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dona Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dona in the Georgian language | ||
| დონა | dona | - |
| Dona in the Bengali language | ||
| ডোনা | dona | 90.91 |
| ডুনা | duna | 9.09 |
| Dona in the Hindi language | ||
| दोना | dona | 79.2 |
| डोना | dona | 19.2 |
| दोणा | dona | 1.6 |
| Dona in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺩﻭﻧﺎ | dwna | 75 |
| ﺩﻭﻥ | dwn | 25 |
| Dona in the Marathi language | ||
| डोना | dona | 67.86 |
| दोना | dona | 21.43 |
| डॉना | dona | 5.95 |
| डोणा | dona | 2.38 |
| डॉन | dona | 1.19 |
| Dona in the Oriya language | ||
| େଦାନା | edana | 65 |
| େଡାନା | edana | 25 |
| େଦାନ | edana | 5 |
| େଦାଣା | edana | 5 |
| Dona in the Tibetan language | ||
| རྡོ་ན། | dona | 50 |
| མདོ་ན། | dona | 50 |
| Dona in the Russian language | ||
| Дона | dona | - |
| Dona in the Arabic language | ||
| ضونا | dwna | - |
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