Donat Surname
Approximately 17,860 people bear this surname
Donat Surname Definition:
DONNAT: John Donnat and Thomas Donnat witnessed a charter of land in Scone, 1491 (Scon, p. 199). David Donnit in Dundee was charged with aiding the English, 1552 (Beats, p. 327). Mark Donat in record in Dunfermline, 1586 (Dunfermline), and James Donnat in Mourpersie, parish of Kingoldruni, 1679 (Brechin).
Read More About This SurnameDonat Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rwanda | 4,651 | 1:2,444 | 586 |
| Turkey | 3,556 | 1:21,885 | 2,560 |
| Germany | 2,086 | 1:38,593 | 5,115 |
| United States | 1,648 | 1:219,939 | 21,350 |
| France | 1,568 | 1:42,361 | 5,336 |
| Spain | 1,114 | 1:41,968 | 4,042 |
| Poland | 554 | 1:68,608 | 10,763 |
| Haiti | 457 | 1:23,378 | 1,851 |
| Brazil | 323 | 1:662,769 | 24,478 |
| DR Congo | 246 | 1:300,323 | 27,390 |
| Tanzania | 197 | 1:268,739 | 21,270 |
| Argentina | 172 | 1:248,508 | 20,139 |
| Italy | 169 | 1:361,874 | 42,317 |
| Austria | 101 | 1:84,311 | 12,580 |
| Mexico | 99 | 1:1,253,800 | 14,809 |
| Indonesia | 97 | 1:1,363,394 | 93,839 |
| Switzerland | 80 | 1:102,661 | 10,922 |
| Chile | 80 | 1:220,206 | 6,842 |
| England | 66 | 1:844,213 | 44,691 |
| Canada | 59 | 1:624,502 | 51,218 |
| Russia | 58 | 1:2,484,880 | 144,115 |
| Dominican Republic | 54 | 1:193,202 | 7,170 |
| Australia | 47 | 1:574,377 | 41,856 |
| Philippines | 42 | 1:2,410,434 | 128,915 |
| Romania | 30 | 1:669,262 | 46,959 |
| Ukraine | 24 | 1:1,896,779 | 136,831 |
| Saint Lucia | 22 | 1:8,126 | 912 |
| Israel | 21 | 1:407,506 | 32,346 |
| Croatia | 20 | 1:211,430 | 24,636 |
| Estonia | 19 | 1:69,569 | 12,771 |
| Czechia | 19 | 1:559,656 | 56,138 |
| Madagascar | 16 | 1:1,478,115 | 2,908 |
| Thailand | 12 | 1:5,886,529 | 390,733 |
| Slovakia | 11 | 1:485,132 | 57,527 |
| Congo | 10 | 1:498,910 | 11,250 |
| Uruguay | 9 | 1:381,306 | 22,825 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 1:2,110,897 | 88,902 |
| Panama | 7 | 1:558,894 | 9,437 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Mauritius | 5 | 1:258,683 | 8,939 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Greece | 5 | 1:2,215,958 | 91,893 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Hungary | 4 | 1:2,454,069 | 61,891 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Serbia | 3 | 1:2,381,649 | 30,913 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 9 | 1:2,708,374 | 73,770 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:623,869 | 16,225 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 146 | 1:343,964 | 26,445 |
The alternate forms: Donát (715), Donât (1) & Dónát (16) are calculated separately.
Donat (27,244) may also be a first name.
Donat Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
DONNAT: John Donnat and Thomas Donnat witnessed a charter of land in Scone, 1491 (Scon, p. 199). David Donnit in Dundee was charged with aiding the English, 1552 (Beats, p. 327). Mark Donat in record in Dunfermline, 1586 (Dunfermline), and James Donnat in Mourpersie, parish of Kingoldruni, 1679 (Brechin). Margaret Donnat was married in Edinburgh, 1939. Not likely to be from Dunnet, Caithness.
(Italian) Descendant of Donato (given).
Donat Demographics
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Donat Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Donat Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Donat (Georgian: დონატ, Hindi: दोनात, Marathi: डोनट, Russian: Донат) is carried by more people in Rwanda than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Donát, Donât or Dónát. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Donat? popularity and diffusion
It is the 29,927th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 408,037 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 34 percent of Donat live; 27 percent live in East Africa and 27 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 29,995th most frequently held first name throughout the world, held by 27,244 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Rwanda, where it is borne by 4,651 people, or 1 in 2,444. Excluding Rwanda Donat occurs in 83 countries. It also occurs in Turkey, where 20 percent live and Germany, where 12 percent live.
Donat Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Donat has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Donat last name grew 1,129 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 733 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Donat Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Russia.
In The United States those bearing the Donat surname are 5.25% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.02% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Donat earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 52.34% more than the national average, earning €45,748 per year; in United States they earn 2.52% more than the national average, earning $44,237 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.82% more than the national average, earning $54,064 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Donat Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Donat in the Georgian language | ||
| დონატ | donat | - |
| Donat in the Hindi language | ||
| दोनात | donata | - |
| Donat in the Marathi language | ||
| डोनट | donata | 38.46 |
| डॉनट | donata | 23.08 |
| डोनाट | donata | 15.38 |
| दोनात | donata | 15.38 |
| दोनत | donata | 7.69 |
| Donat in the Russian language | ||
| Донат | donat | - |
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