Donescu Surname

885,573rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 304 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Moldova

Donescu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Donescu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania2131:94,26210,839
Moldova541:65,9518,964
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
France11:66,422,722504,397
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Donescu Last Name Facts

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

Donescu occurs most in Romania. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Donescu.

How Common Is The Last Name Donescu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 885,573rd most commonly used surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 23,972,191 people. Donescu is predominantly found in Europe, where 92 percent of Donescu are found; 88 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 88 percent are found in Romanian Europe.

This surname is most widely held in Romania, where it is carried by 213 people, or 1 in 94,262. In Romania it is mostly found in: Argeș County, where 69 percent live, Giurgiu County, where 26 percent live and Bucharest Municipality, where 2 percent live. Apart from Romania Donescu occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Moldova, where 18 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.

Donescu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Donescu are 9.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 62.5% registered to vote for the party.

Donescu earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 19.35% more than the national average, earning $51,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Doinescu932/
Donescaux881/
Danescu861,847/
Dănescu86610/
Donesku865/
Dunescu864/
Dänescu864/
Dānescu861/
Donecheu807/
Domnesku804/
Doynesku802/
Daniescu801/
Danesu7763/
Domnicu7128/
Denesku712/
Denyscu711/
Danesku711/
Daneshju673/
Dhanesau671/
Damșescu671/
Danesult671/

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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 Donescu
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