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

Donatus (Hindi: दोनातुस, Oriya: େଦାନାତୁସ, Russian: Донатус) is most common in Nigeria. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of Donatus click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Donatus? popularity and diffusion

Donatus is the 26,590th most widespread surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 360,377 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Donatus live; 76 percent live in West Africa and 76 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Donatus is also the 13,396th most commonly used forename internationally It is held by 73,007 people.

Donatus is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 14,280 people, or 1 in 12,405. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Imo, where 13 percent live, Rivers, where 8 percent live and Kaduna, where 7 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this last name is found in 38 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 21 percent live and Ghana, where 5 percent live.

Donatus Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the 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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