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

The last name Donescu occurs most in Romania. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Donescu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Donescu? popularity and diffusion

Donescu is the 885,573rd most frequently held family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 23,972,191 people. The surname Donescu is predominantly found in Europe, where 92 percent of Donescu live; 88 percent live in Eastern Europe and 88 percent live in Romanian Europe.

The surname Donescu is most commonly held in Romania, where it is held by 213 people, or 1 in 94,262. In Romania Donescu is mostly found in: Argeș County, where 69 percent live, Giurgiu County, where 26 percent live and Bucharest Municipality, where 2 percent live. Not including Romania this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Moldova, where 18 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.

Donescu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Donescu surname are 9.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 62.5% registered with 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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