Donehey Surname

2,718,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51 people bear this surname

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

Donehey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Donehey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States511:7,107,038327,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Donehey Last Name Facts

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

The surname Donehey occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Donehey? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,718,172nd most widely held family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 142,893,057 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Donehey reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 51 people, or 1 in 7,107,038. In The United States it is most frequent in: Massachusetts, where 47 percent live, Virginia, where 20 percent live and Connecticut, where 6 percent live.

Donehey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Donehey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Donehey surname rose 222 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Donehey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Donehey last name are 1.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 55% registered to vote for the political party.

Donehey earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 37.41% more than the national average, earning $59,292 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Donnehey930/
Donhey922/
Denehey86111/
Danehey8662/
Donehoe861/
Donheyo861/
Donohey861/
Doneheu860/
Donehay860/
Dunehey860/
Donehee860/
Donhe83662/
Donhy838/
Donnahey8048/
Doneyhue8018/
Donnehue802/
Dannehey801/
Donahgey801/
Donahuey801/
Donehueh801/
Doneihue801/
Donaheuy800/
Donnehoe800/
Doneahue800/
Donnehay800/
Donehoue800/
Donnehea800/
Donhoehy800/
Donnehee800/
Dohnehue800/
Donneheu800/
Doneheus800/
Denehy77730/
Danehy77530/
Donahe77143/
Dongey7792/
Donihe7745/
Dohney7744/
Dogney7719/
Danehe7713/
Donhee778/
Dhonhe775/
Danhey773/
Donohe773/
Donhei773/
Donjeh773/
Doneye772/
Donyeh772/
Dongeh772/
Doneha772/
Denehe771/
Dongee771/
Donhay771/
Donjee771/
Donehi771/
Donahee7193/
Donihee7161/
Denahey7118/
Donecea719/
Doineha716/
Donyaee714/
Dongeoe714/
Dunehue713/
Donehou713/
Doignee713/
Dounieh712/
Dehnoey712/
Doungey712/
Domnieh711/
Danneey711/
Dehnaey711/
Donaheu711/
Donauhe711/
Dongeya711/
Donneay711/
Donnieh711/
Dognahe711/
Daneeay711/
Daneyhe711/
Douneye711/
Dougney711/
Donnyee711/
Donijeh711/
Dohnjee711/
Donohee710/
Doniher710/
Donoheu710/
Donohay710/
Danehoe710/
Danohey710/
Dunehay710/
Donahea710/
Denehay710/
Danehue710/
Danihey710/
Dohnoey710/
Danehie710/
Deneahy710/
Donohea710/
Danehay710/
Dohnahe710/
Dunehoe710/
Donge673,901/
Donya672,434/
Donea672,237/
Donha67699/
Donie67633/
Donye67317/
Dogne67169/
Donhi6788/
Donje6754/
Donnahee6752/
Dunhe6735/
Donée6719/
Dannahey6718/
Danhy6712/
Danhe677/
Doneé677/
Dounhaya675/
Doungeye672/
Dogniahe672/
Domgnech671/
Dhonjeet671/
Danahaey671/
Dunhy671/
Donahuee671/
Donetoue671/
Doneu671/
Danheiya671/
Doneyaha671/
Donyà671/
Dänhe671/
Dhonejay671/
Doungaey671/
Danneahy670/
Dannehee670/
Duneyhoe670/
Dannehue670/
Donnoheu670/
Dunnehue670/
Donnehou670/
Dannehay670/
Dannehoe670/

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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
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  • 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 Donehey
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