Donato Surname

8,925th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 63,492 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Samoa

Donato Surname Definition:

(Italian) Descendant of Donato (given).

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Donato Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines18,0001:5,624469
Italy14,3961:4,248436
United States10,3521:35,0134,368
Brazil6,2921:34,0231,425
Mexico3,7271:33,3052,051
Argentina2,8841:14,8211,319
Colombia1,4141:33,7862,055
Canada9481:38,8674,872
France7421:89,51812,867
Australia7191:37,5464,906
Peru5231:60,7734,798
Spain3961:118,0619,249
Egypt3661:251,19117,305
Samoa2841:682204
DR Congo2461:300,32327,390
Portugal2261:46,0982,654
Uruguay1691:20,3062,322
Dominican Republic1691:61,7333,013
Cuba1311:87,9602,822
Switzerland1291:63,6667,829
Costa Rica1271:37,638983
Chile1211:145,5915,036
Panama1181:33,1551,884
Germany1071:752,38756,374
Venezuela1001:302,0416,944
England801:696,47639,547
Bahrain731:18,4743,432
Belgium691:166,61822,787
Singapore561:98,3524,171
Aruba511:2,029300
Puerto Rico451:78,8921,440
Ecuador371:429,88810,240
Guam331:4,852643
Qatar311:76,0647,685
Nigeria251:7,085,710162,099
Zimbabwe231:671,22849,171
Netherlands211:804,15159,518
Malta181:23,9041,289
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
Norway141:367,30634,015
Kenya141:3,298,56438,706
Uganda141:2,788,52078,087
Paraguay131:556,6737,036
Lebanon111:512,46212,816
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Belize11:355,4743,977
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
San Marino11:33,214932
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States461:1,091,71163,103

Donato (172,636) may also be a first name.

Donato Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Italian) Descendant of Donato (given).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

From the Late Latin name, Donatus, meaning 'given'.

- morgan_mcgrath95

Donato Last Name Facts

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

The last name Donato (Arabic: دوناتو, Marathi: दोनातो, Russian: Донато) is found in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Donato? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,925th most commonly held last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 114,779 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 41 percent of Donato reside; 28 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 28 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. Donato is also the 6,086th most frequently held first name world-wide, held by 172,636 people.

The surname is most frequent in The Philippines, where it is held by 18,000 people, or 1 in 5,624. In The Philippines Donato is most prevalent in: Cagayan Valley, where 18 percent are found, Central Luzon, where 15 percent are found and Ilocos, where 13 percent are found. Apart from The Philippines it occurs in 91 countries. It also occurs in Italy, where 23 percent are found and The United States, where 16 percent are found.

Donato Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Donato has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Donato last name expanded 22,504 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 571 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Donato Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Latin Catholic (78%) in Lebanon.

In The United States Donato are 4.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 51.67% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Donato earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 16.88% more than the national average, earning €35,100 per year; in Norway they earn 1.91% more than the national average, earning 352,699 kr per year; in Peru they earn 5.62% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,295 per year; in South Africa they earn 47.96% more than the national average, earning R 351,612 per year; in Colombia they earn 18.42% more than the national average, earning $26,884,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 9.9% more than the national average, earning $47,420 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.85% more than the national average, earning $56,562 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Donatto92823/
Donatos92306/
Donatho9216/
Donnato928/
Donauto927/
Dounato923/
Ddonato922/
Donatoa921/
Donaito921/
Donatgo921/
Donasto921/
D'Donato862/
Donnatto861/
Donathos861/
Donatous861/
Donata83692/
Danato8352/
Donoto8320/
Donatas77143/
Dongoto7778/
Danauto7773/
Dhanato7760/
Donasta7739/
Danatos7723/
Donatta7719/
Donatha7714/
Danhato7710/
Danatto776/
Dongata772/
Donnata772/
Danatou771/
Doneito771/
Dagnato771/
Donhatas711/
Dhonasta711/
Dhonnata711/
Danhatod711/
Donottoo711/
Dannaito711/
Tdongoto711/
Dasnauto711/
Dounasta711/
Dhangato711/
Donastad710/
Danata67109/
Donota679/
Danoto679/
Dongoutou673/
Dhonattas671/
Doñata671/

Donato Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Donato in the Marathi language
दोनातोdonato50
डोनॅटोdoneto25
डोनाटोdonato25
Donato in the Russian language
Донатоdonato-
Donato in the Arabic language
دوناتوdwnatw-

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