Donativo Surname
Approximately 203 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameDonativo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 164 | 1:372,907 | 43,105 |
| England | 33 | 1:1,688,426 | 69,999 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
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.
- donazzDonativo Demographics
Average Donativo Salary in
England
£21,496
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donativi | 88 | 3 | / |
| Donativa | 88 | 2 | / |
| Donatov | 80 | 68 | / |
| Donatev | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dondavo | 80 | 0 | / |
| Deonativia | 78 | 6 | / |
| Donatova | 75 | 42 | / |
| Donatová | 75 | 12 | / |
| Dondivoo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Donateev | 75 | 1 | / |
| de Onativia | 74 | 2 | / |
| Dontov | 71 | 576 | / |
| Dondiv | 71 | 45 | / |
| Dantiv | 71 | 3 | / |
| Dontev | 71 | 2 | / |
| Donnadiev | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dintiv | 71 | 1 | / |
| Deonotvio | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dunatov | 67 | 609 | / |
| Dontová | 67 | 71 | / |
| Dantiva | 67 | 25 | / |
| Dondaev | 67 | 12 | / |
| Danatov | 67 | 10 | / |
| Dondiev | 67 | 7 | / |
| Dinatov | 67 | 5 | / |
| Dondhav | 67 | 4 | / |
| Dondave | 67 | 3 | / |
| Donatuf | 67 | 2 | / |
| Donitov | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dntv | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dantive | 67 | 1 | / |
| Danteiv | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dondvoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Donidiv | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tanativ | 67 | 1 | / |
| Donaduv | 67 | 1 | / |
| Deontev | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tonatov | 67 | 1 | / |
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