Donayan Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Donayan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Donayan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France71:9,488,960336,266
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Donayan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Donayan (Arabic: دوناين) is borne by more people in France than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Donayan.

How Common Is The Last Name Donayan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,213,395th most commonly held family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name Donayan is mostly found in Europe, where 50 percent of Donayan live; 50 percent live in Western Europe and 50 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

This surname is most commonly occurring in France, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 9,488,960. In France Donayan is most numerous in: Normandy, where 100 percent are found. Barring France it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Lebanon, where 21 percent are found and The United States, where 14 percent are found.

Donayan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Donayan surname is primarily Armenian Apostolic (67%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

Donayan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Donayan in the Arabic language
دوناينdwnayn-
دونايانdwnayan-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Donayan
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