Donavan Surname

286,848th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,339 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Lucia

Donavan Surname Definition:

=Donovan, q.v.

Donavan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8501:426,42236,874
Australia931:290,27625,669
Ireland921:51,1843,668
India771:9,961,888192,972
Canada571:646,41452,764
England521:1,071,50151,923
Saint Lucia211:8,513937
Northern Ireland171:108,5326,545
Wales141:221,03813,576
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Trinidad and Tobago31:454,65814,297
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
France21:33,211,361423,184
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland301:147,6628,013
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2571:94,8469,727
Wales251:62,7373,061
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,1801:15,7922,013

Donavan (7,403) may also be a first name.

Donavan Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

=Donovan, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Donavan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Donavan (Marathi: डॉनावन, Russian: Донаван) is found most frequently in The United States. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Donavan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 286,848th most frequent surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 5,442,529 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 68 percent of Donavan live; 66 percent live in North America and 65 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 74,800th most frequently held forename at a global level, borne by 7,403 people.

Donavan is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 850 people, or 1 in 426,422. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 15 percent reside, Ohio, where 8 percent reside and New York, where 7 percent reside. Aside from The United States it occurs in 39 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 7 percent reside and Ireland, where 7 percent reside.

Donavan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Donavan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Donavan surname contracted 73 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 307 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it contracted 80 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it contracted 44 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 167 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Donavan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Catholic (93%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Donavan last name are 15.03% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.8% being registered with the political party.

The amount Donavan earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.74% more than the national average, earning $45,196 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.38% less than the national average, earning $47,012 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Donavan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Donavan in the Marathi language
डॉनावनdonavana50
डॉनवनdonavana50
Donavan in the Russian language
Донаванdonavan-

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