Donativo Surname

1,173,425th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 203 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Donativo Surname User-submission:

The Donativo surname comes from the habit of the bishop of Ostuni, Puglia, Italy at the beginning of the eleventh century.

Owner of the Fief of Ostuni, it was his habit to give money to the poorest.

When this happened, the sums donated were called donativi, from the word dono, which means 'gift' in Italian.

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Donativo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy1641:372,90743,105
England331:1,688,42669,999
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295

Donativo (14) may also be a first name.

Donativo Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Donativo surname comes from the habit of the bishop of Ostuni, Puglia, Italy at the beginning of the eleventh century.

Owner of the Fief of Ostuni, it was his habit to give money to the poorest.

When this happened, the sums donated were called donativi, from the word dono, which means 'gift' in Italian.

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Donativo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Donativo is found in Italy more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Donativo? popularity and diffusion

Donativo is the 1,173,425th most widely held surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 35,899,241 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 98 percent of Donativo live; 81 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 81 percent live in Italic Europe. Donativo is also the 3,024,661st most prevalent forename throughout the world. It is borne by 14 people.

Donativo is most widely held in Italy, where it is held by 164 people, or 1 in 372,907. In Italy Donativo is primarily found in: Apulia, where 57 percent are found, Lombardy, where 42 percent are found and Lazio, where 1 percent are found. Other than Italy this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in England, where 16 percent are found and Brazil, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Donativi883/
Donativa882/
Donatov8068/
Donatev801/
Dondavo800/
Deonativia786/
Donatova7542/
Donatová7512/
Dondivoo751/
Donateev751/
de Onativia742/
Dontov71576/
Dondiv7145/
Dantiv713/
Dontev712/
Donnadiev711/
Dintiv711/
Deonotvio711/
Dunatov67609/
Dontová6771/
Dantiva6725/
Dondaev6712/
Danatov6710/
Dondiev677/
Dinatov675/
Dondhav674/
Dondave673/
Donatuf672/
Donitov672/
Dntv671/
Dantive671/
Danteiv671/
Dondvoo671/
Donidiv671/
Tanativ671/
Donaduv671/
Deontev671/
Tonatov671/

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