Donegal Surname

786,896th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 359 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Jamaica
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Donegal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Donegal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jamaica1551:18,5161,673
Brazil761:2,816,76883,410
England511:1,092,51152,584
United States471:7,711,892346,147
Ireland161:294,30910,207
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
France11:66,422,722504,397
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Donegal (31) may also be a first name.

Donegal Last Name Facts

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

The surname Donegal has its highest incidence in Jamaica. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Donegal? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 786,896th most widespread family name in the world, held by around 1 in 20,299,571 people. The last name Donegal occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 77 percent of Donegal live; 43 percent live in Caribbean and 43 percent live in Anglo-Caribbean. It is also the 1,874,099th most frequently used given name on earth. It is borne by 31 people.

It is most commonly held in Jamaica, where it is held by 155 people, or 1 in 18,516. In Jamaica Donegal is primarily concentrated in: Middlesex County, where 56 percent reside, Surrey County, where 43 percent reside and Cornwall County, where 1 percent reside. Apart from Jamaica this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 21 percent reside and England, where 14 percent reside.

Donegal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Donegal has changed through the years. 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 surname 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Donnegal931/
Donegall930/
Denegal86125/
Donagal862/
Donigal861/
Denegall8084/
Dhunegal8010/
Denegaul803/
Danegale801/
Donnigal801/
Donigall801/
Dhanegale751/
Dhungegal751/
Dhunnegal751/
Danagal71137/
Donagol7110/
Danigal714/
Denagal713/
Denegol711/
Danagall6780/
Dhanagal6716/
Danigall6712/
Denagall679/
Donigold673/
Deniggal671/
Donnagol671/
Denigall670/
Danigayle631/
Danogol5727/
Denogol571/

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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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