Donal Surname

155,247th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,824 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Haiti

Donal Surname Definition:

(Celtic) 1 the Gaelic and Irish Domhnall [Domhn, or Domn, corre­sponds with Latin Domin-us, a lord; the -ll is a diminutive termination.—Joyce.] 2 perh.

Read More About This Surname

Donal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1,0701:123,59712,450
Philippines8821:114,78319,819
Haiti1561:68,4873,768
France1221:544,44974,270
United States1081:3,356,101190,802
Nigeria651:2,725,27387,396
Papua New Guinea561:145,60220,089
India511:15,040,498247,985
England421:1,326,62059,571
United Arab Emirates391:234,93015,673
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Malaysia351:842,69238,700
Poland241:1,583,69889,279
Ireland221:214,0438,362
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Argentina161:2,671,463118,579
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Czechia111:966,67976,885
Taiwan81:2,930,59317,989
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Colombia71:6,824,86722,056
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
Scotland91:415,91311,811
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States631:797,12249,780

Donal (40,168) may also be a first name.

Donal Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) 1 the Gaelic and Irish Domhnall [Domhn, or Domn, corre­sponds with Latin Domin-us, a lord; the -ll is a diminutive termination.—Joyce.] 2 perh. occasionally for Gaelic and Irish Don(n)ghall [donn, brown + the aspirated form of gall, stranger, foreigner]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Donal Last Name Facts

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

Donal (Arabic: دونال, Hindi: डोनल, Marathi: डॉनल, Oriya: େଡାନାଲ) is borne by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Donal.

How Common Is The Last Name Donal? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 155,247th most common family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 2,580,576 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 75 percent of Donal reside; 70 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 39 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Donal is also the 22,129th most frequently used first name globally, borne by 40,168 people.

This surname is most frequent in Indonesia, where it is held by 1,070 people, or 1 in 123,597. In Indonesia it is most frequent in: West Sumatra, where 63 percent live, Riau, where 9 percent live and Lampung, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account Indonesia this last name exists in 44 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 31 percent live and Haiti, where 6 percent live.

Donal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Donal has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Donal surname rose 171 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 382 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 367 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Donal Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Donal surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Donal are 40.89% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 94.12% being registered with the political party.

The amount Donal earn in different countries varies markedly. In Colombia they earn 42.41% less than the national average, earning $13,074,400 COP per year and in United States they earn 3.07% less than the national average, earning $41,826 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Donald9180,844/
Dohnal913,805/
Donalt91328/
Dongal91165/
Donnal91134/
Donaal9156/
Donall9149/
Donale9120/
Donail9111/
Domnal9111/
Dhonal919/
Dognal915/
Donatl914/
Doneal914/
Donhal913/
Dounal913/
Donalp911/
Donalh911/
Dongail83119/
Donnald8381/
Donalle8327/
Doungal8325/
Donatel8320/
Donatil8314/
Dhonale838/
Domnale834/
Donaldt833/
Donnall832/
Dhongal832/
Donalld832/
Dougnal832/
Dongall831/
Donaldh831/
Donhall831/
Donacil831/
Donaill831/
Ddohnal831/
Donaile831/
Dhonnal831/
Doneall830/
Dosnald830/
Dounall830/
Dognahl830/
Dunal80980/
Denal80411/
Danal80348/
Donol8087/
Dünal8032/
Donał801/
Donatell77141/
Donalová7713/
Doungail775/
Doneault771/
Donalova771/
Dohnaldt771/
Donnauld770/
Donachyl770/
Daneal7322,523/
Dangal7313,119/
Dongol73784/
Danail73565/
Deneal73411/
Danale73370/
Dhanal73272/
Dungal73160/
Dohnál7367/
Dagnal7356/
Donold7344/
Donole7342/
Daenal7334/
Ddanal7330/
Denall7324/
Datnal7323/
Denail7320/
Dunalp7318/
Danald7317/
Dunale7312/
Deenal7312/
Dhunal739/
Dasnal737/
Dannal737/
Dunald737/
Damnal735/
Dunnal735/
Dunaal735/
Donnol734/
Dunall734/
Denaal734/
Doneil734/
Danaal733/
Denhal733/
Dahnal732/
Denaul732/
Daunal732/
Dehnal731/
Dumnal731/
Dunalt731/
Dutnal731/
Dunhal731/
Domhal731/
Dhenal731/
Doñail731/
Danall730/
Donoil730/
Dugnal730/
Dohnalová713,028/
Dounaulth719/
Daneale671,933/
Dagnall671,613/
Dhungal67663/
Dhanale67539/
Dhangal67273/
Dutnall67196/
Danasel67175/
Danatil67148/
Danasil6797/
Danacel6750/
Danhall6733/
Dhannal6720/
Donholt6715/
Dungail6713/
Dangaul6710/
Danatel6710/
Dhanaal678/
Danhale677/
Dunhall677/
Danayle677/
Dhunale676/
Denhall676/
Doineil676/
Dannall674/
Danneal674/
Dunault674/
Danaile673/
Danngal673/
Donnold672/
Dónaill672/
Donneil672/
Daneall672/
Dangalh672/
Deneall672/
Doneill672/
Damnall672/
Dunnall672/
Donnoll671/
Dhonole671/
Danaule671/
Dannahl671/
Dannald671/
Dunalhe671/
Dunaulp671/
Dunnale671/
Doungol671/
Daenall671/
Donhoul671/
Dahanal671/
Dannail671/
Dangail671/
Danaale671/
Dhugnal671/
Dounnol671/
Dungall671/
Dunngal671/
Dongnol671/
Daenail671/
Daeneal671/
Damnaul671/
Dannalt670/
Dugnall670/
Dumnall670/
Daunalt670/
Dohnold670/
Donolle670/
Datnall670/
Dunnald670/

Donal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Donal in the Oriya language
େଡାନାଲedanala-
Donal in the Hindi language
डोनलdonala81.82
डोनालdonala13.64
सोनलsonala4.55
Donal in the Marathi language
डॉनलdonala62.86
डोनलdonala15.71
डोनालdonala11.43
दोनलdonala1.43
डोनाdona1.43
डॉणलdonala0.71
डॉनालdonala0.71
डेनलdenala0.71
डानलdanala0.71
ऍनलenala0.71
Donal in the Arabic language
دونالdwnal-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • 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 Donal
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis