Donders Surname

134,944th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,334 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Donders Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Donders Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2,4721:6,831776
Belgium4841:23,7533,744
Australia881:306,76926,711
United States811:4,474,802235,715
Canada551:669,92054,285
Chile501:352,3299,825
France221:3,019,215204,848
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
England141:3,979,861125,553
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Malta11:430,2723,380
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Donders Last Name Facts

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

The surname Donders is held by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Donders? popularity and diffusion

The last name Donders is the 134,944th most prevalent surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,185,827 people. Donders occurs mostly in Europe, where 91 percent of Donders reside; 90 percent reside in Western Europe and 89 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 2,472 people, or 1 in 6,831. In The Netherlands it is primarily found in: North Brabant, where 54 percent reside, Limburg, where 12 percent reside and Gelderland, where 8 percent reside. Apart from The Netherlands it exists in 23 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 15 percent reside and Australia, where 3 percent reside.

Donders Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Donders has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Donders surname increased 623 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 1,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Donders Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Donders surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Donders earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 36.54% less than the national average, earning $27,382 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.11% more than the national average, earning $54,708 CAD per year.

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Donders
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