Donalan Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Donalan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Donalan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:11,143,612252,590
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Donalan (9) may also be a first name.

Donalan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Donalan occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Donalan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,593,402nd most commonly used family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 83 percent of Donalan are found; 83 percent are found in Northern Europe and 83 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 3,941,740th most commonly used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 9 people.

Donalan is most commonly held in England, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 11,143,612. In England Donalan is most numerous in: Greater Manchester, where 100 percent live. Barring England it exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent live.

Donalan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Donalan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Donalan last name declined 91 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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 Donalan
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