Donatus Surname

26,590th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,222 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Donatus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Donatus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria14,2801:12,4051,267
Tanzania4,2481:12,4631,620
Ghana1,1081:24,3872,946
Indonesia2471:535,42243,307
Papua New Guinea1311:62,2428,061
Cameroon631:329,66830,059
Malaysia581:508,52125,379
India161:47,941,586492,263
United States81:45,307,367917,113
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Namibia61:401,56710,578
England61:9,286,343223,652
Iceland51:76,0184,442
Haiti51:2,136,78115,037
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Guam11:160,1214,893
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Greece11:11,079,790145,225

Donatus (73,007) may also be a first name.

Donatus Last Name Facts

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

The last name Donatus (Hindi: दोनातुस, Oriya: େଦାନାତୁସ, Russian: Донатус) occurs most in Nigeria. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Donatus? popularity and diffusion

It is the 26,590th most frequently used last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 360,377 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Donatus reside; 76 percent reside in West Africa and 76 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 13,396th most widely held first name on earth, held by 73,007 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 14,280 people, or 1 in 12,405. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Imo, where 13 percent are found, Rivers, where 8 percent are found and Kaduna, where 7 percent are found. Besides Nigeria this surname occurs in 38 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 21 percent are found and Ghana, where 5 percent are found.

Donatus Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Donatus surname is primarily Christian (98%) in Nigeria.

Donatus earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 86.42% more than the national average, earning $80,438 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Donathus93441/
Donnatus9314/
Donatuse9313/
Donateus939/
Donatuis933/
Doonatus931/
Donatous931/
Donadtus931/
Donatu9221/
Donatos86306/
Denatus86197/
Danatus86109/
Dunatus8656/
Donotus866/
Donetus861/
Donathu861/
Donathos801/
Danataus801/
Dunatous801/
Danatu7725/
Danhatu7147/
Danatos7123/
Daunatu714/
Donatão713/
Dangatu712/
Dunatos711/
Dhanatu711/
Danathu711/
Danautu711/
Danatau711/
Danatou711/
Dangaytu671/
Dounatoe670/
Dongoutou633/
Dangaythu633/
Danotu621/
Damhatu571/
Danatoe571/
Dhanotu571/
Donottoo531/

Donatus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Donatus in the Hindi language
दोनातुसdonatusa90
दोनातूसdonatusa10
Donatus in the Oriya language
େଦାନାତୁସedanatusa42.86
େଡାନାତୁସedanatusa28.57
ଦନାତୁସ୍danatus14.29
େଦାନାତୁସ୍edanatus14.29
Donatus in the Russian language
Донатусdonatus-

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Footnotes

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