Donaghu Surname

2,185,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Donaghu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Donaghu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States711:5,105,055259,233
England41:13,929,515290,718
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland51:748,64318,576
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Donaghu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Donaghu is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Donaghu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Donaghu is the 2,185,341st most commonly occurring family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 97,167,279 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 68 percent of Donaghu are found; 68 percent are found in North America and 68 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 71 people, or 1 in 5,105,055. In The United States Donaghu is primarily concentrated in: California, where 30 percent live, Arizona, where 17 percent live and Iowa, where 17 percent live. Apart from The United States it is found in one country. It is also found in England, where 5 percent live.

Donaghu Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Donaghu has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 3,550 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Donaghu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Donaghu surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% registered with the political party.

Donaghu earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 31.78% more than the national average, earning $56,860 USD per year.

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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 Donaghu
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