Donelley Surname

2,168,711th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 76 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Zealand
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Donelley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Donelley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand561:80,86311,672
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
England11:55,718,059489,080
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England391:625,00931,098
Scotland71:534,74514,325
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1491:337,03826,036

Donelley Last Name Facts

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

Donelley is borne by more people in New Zealand than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Donelley.

How Common Is The Last Name Donelley? popularity and diffusion

The last name Donelley is the 2,168,711th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 95,888,762 people. The last name is mostly found in Oceania, where 76 percent of Donelley reside; 76 percent reside in Australasia and 76 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

This surname is most common in New Zealand, where it is borne by 56 people, or 1 in 80,863. In New Zealand it is primarily concentrated in: Northland Region, where 45 percent reside, Auckland Region, where 29 percent reside and Bay of Plenty Region, where 14 percent reside. Without taking into account New Zealand it occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 18 percent reside and Australia, where 3 percent reside.

Donelley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Donelley has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname declined 97 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 99 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Donelley Last Name Statistics demography

Donelley earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 38.17% less than the national average, earning R 146,928 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Donnelley94695/
Dounelley940/
Donelly93984/
Donelle93339/
Donlley932/
Donnelly8898,301/
Donnelle8844/
Donielle8815/
Danelley8814/
Donelles887/
Donnlley885/
Domnelly883/
Doonelly882/
Doenelle881/
Donaelle881/
Dounelly881/
Donellie881/
Dohnelly881/
Doneller881/
Donielly880/
Donuelly880/
Donellay880/
Donellee880/
Donley8611,192/
Donlly860/
Dannelley82484/
Danielley8214/
Donnnelly823/
Donnellly823/
Donnellie822/
Donneelly821/
Donnellyy821/
Donnelluy821/
Donnilley820/
Donnielly820/
Donneller820/
Dounilley820/
Donnelleu820/
Danellley820/
Donelli803,029/
Denelle80288/
Donella80286/
Danelle8057/
Donnley8050/
Dounley8034/
Dunelle8012/
Donnlly808/
Danelly806/
Donloey805/
Dunlley803/
Donleey801/
Donliey801/
Dunelly800/
Donleoy800/
Danlley800/
Donilly800/
Donllay800/
Donle77273/
Donly77199/
Danielle753,838/
Dannelly75541/
Danielly75366/
Donnelli75179/
Donnella75115/
Denielle75114/
Denuelle7599/
Dounelli7539/
Dhonelli7515/
Dunnelly758/
Dounella755/
Denellie755/
Donellis753/
Donnille752/
Denoelle752/
Dannelle751/
Donaella751/
Dongilly751/
Dénuelle751/
Deunelle751/
Dosnella751/
Donnilly750/
Duinelle750/
Danellie750/
Dannlley750/
Danley715,716/
Dunley71643/
Donlea71122/
Donlay7183/
Donlee7146/
Dhonle7136/
Dannielle7125/
Danlly7118/
Donlli714/
Domley713/
Donloy713/
Donnly713/
Donlla713/
Dannelleu713/
Dounle713/
Donleu712/
Donlei712/
Dhanielle711/
Dhonly711/
Dahnielle711/
Donler711/
Dunlly711/
Dongnella711/
Danlle710/
Donliy710/
Dannilley710/
Donnle710/
Donlet710/
Donhly710/
Dannielly710/
Danelli672,316/
Danella67866/
Denille67102/
Donilla6739/
Denelli6722/
Danille6718/
Dannley6711/
Denella676/
Dunelli673/
Daunley673/
Donilli673/
Doonler673/
Dounlla673/
Doinela672/
Donlaya672/
Dohnlee671/
Dhonliy671/
Dunella671/
Donlett671/
Donllid671/
Dunnley671/
Danller671/
Dannlly670/
Duinley670/
Doomley670/
Domnler670/
Dahnley670/

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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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  • 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 Donelley
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