Donegal Surname
Approximately 359 people bear this surname
Donegal Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jamaica | 155 | 1:18,516 | 1,673 |
| Brazil | 76 | 1:2,816,768 | 83,410 |
| England | 51 | 1:1,092,511 | 52,584 |
| United States | 47 | 1:7,711,892 | 346,147 |
| Ireland | 16 | 1:294,309 | 10,207 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Donegal (31) may also be a first name.
Donegal Demographics
Donegal Political Affiliation
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Donegal Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Donegal Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Donegal occurs more in Jamaica more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Donegal? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 786,896th most common surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 20,299,571 people. The last name Donegal is predominantly found in The Americas, where 77 percent of Donegal are found; 43 percent are found in Caribbean and 43 percent are found in Anglo-Caribbean. Donegal is also the 1,874,099th most prevalent forename internationally It is held by 31 people.
The surname is most common in Jamaica, where it is borne by 155 people, or 1 in 18,516. In Jamaica Donegal is mostly concentrated in: Middlesex County, where 56 percent are found, Surrey County, where 43 percent are found and Cornwall County, where 1 percent are found. Excluding Jamaica this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 21 percent are found and England, where 14 percent are found.
Donegal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Donegal has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Donegal last name increased 1,175 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Donegal Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Donegal last name are 32.48% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 85.71% registered with the party.
Donegal earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 16.17% less than the national average, earning $36,173 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donnegal | 93 | 1 | / |
| Donegall | 93 | 0 | / |
| Denegal | 86 | 125 | / |
| Donagal | 86 | 2 | / |
| Donigal | 86 | 1 | / |
| Denegall | 80 | 84 | / |
| Dhunegal | 80 | 10 | / |
| Denegaul | 80 | 3 | / |
| Danegale | 80 | 1 | / |
| Donnigal | 80 | 1 | / |
| Donigall | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dhanegale | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dhungegal | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dhunnegal | 75 | 1 | / |
| Danagal | 71 | 137 | / |
| Donagol | 71 | 10 | / |
| Danigal | 71 | 4 | / |
| Denagal | 71 | 3 | / |
| Denegol | 71 | 1 | / |
| Danagall | 67 | 80 | / |
| Dhanagal | 67 | 16 | / |
| Danigall | 67 | 12 | / |
| Denagall | 67 | 9 | / |
| Donigold | 67 | 3 | / |
| Deniggal | 67 | 1 | / |
| Donnagol | 67 | 1 | / |
| Denigall | 67 | 0 | / |
| Danigayle | 63 | 1 | / |
| Danogol | 57 | 27 | / |
| Denogol | 57 | 1 | / |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Donegal
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