Donahan Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Donahan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 6 | 1:738,311 | 21,113 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 39 | 1:1,287,659 | 71,386 |
The alternate forms: Doñahan (213) are calculated separately.
Donahan Demographics
Donahan Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Donahan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Donahan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Donahan is more frequently found in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as: Doñahan. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Donahan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Donahan is the 6,360,413th most frequent family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. Donahan occurs mostly in Asia, where 67 percent of Donahan live; 67 percent live in Southeast Asia and 67 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia.
The last name Donahan is most numerous in The Philippines, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 16,873,037. In The Philippines it is primarily found in: Central Luzon, where 33 percent live, Zamboanga Peninsula, where 33 percent live and Davao Region, where 17 percent live. Other than The Philippines Donahan is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent live.
Donahan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Donahan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Donahan surname contracted 92 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Donahan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
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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 Donahan
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