Donadson Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Donadson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Donadson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
England21:27,859,030389,889
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884

Donadson (10) may also be a first name.

Donadson Last Name Facts

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

Donadson is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Donadson click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Donadson? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,812,366th most frequently used surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. Donadson occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 55 percent of Donadson reside; 45 percent reside in North America and 45 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 10 people.

The last name Donadson is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 72,491,787. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Washington, where 40 percent are found, Florida, where 20 percent are found and New York, where 20 percent are found. Apart from The United States this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Scotland, where 27 percent are found and England, where 18 percent are found.

Donadson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Donadson has changed over time. In Scotland the share of the population with the last name increased 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Donaidson941/
Donason9354/
Donodson881/
Donnason881/
Donatson881/
Donnasson825/
Danason8039/
Donasan8016/
Donoson802/
Donacon801/
Donasen801/
Donasian751,079/
Donazzon7584/
Donassan7568/
Donasien7531/
Doneyson7517/
Danaison7515/
Dhanason758/
Dognasan756/
Donaasen754/
Donacion750/
Donassien716/
Danaisong711/
Dhangason711/
Dangodson711/
Donhausen710/
Danasan6778/
Danasen6752/
Donazan6746/
Donnousson6732/
Donozan672/
Donocan672/
Donozon671/
Donasam671/
Donacan671/

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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 Donadson
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