Doney Surname
Approximately 5,269 people bear this surname
Doney Surname User-submission:
The Doney surname stems from an anglicized version of the Gaelic name Mac Dhomhnuill.
Doney Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,052 | 1:118,761 | 12,744 |
| England | 779 | 1:71,525 | 8,189 |
| Australia | 388 | 1:69,577 | 8,251 |
| Canada | 331 | 1:111,316 | 11,908 |
| France | 202 | 1:328,825 | 49,763 |
| New Zealand | 93 | 1:48,692 | 7,903 |
| Philippines | 70 | 1:1,446,260 | 102,978 |
| India | 65 | 1:11,801,006 | 214,148 |
| Northern Ireland | 62 | 1:29,759 | 3,120 |
| South Africa | 57 | 1:950,486 | 60,033 |
| Liberia | 35 | 1:125,958 | 9,506 |
| Scotland | 27 | 1:198,290 | 10,618 |
| Wales | 24 | 1:128,939 | 9,528 |
| Malaysia | 22 | 1:1,340,647 | 57,034 |
| Colombia | 15 | 1:3,184,938 | 14,936 |
| Mexico | 7 | 1:17,732,315 | 50,495 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 1:2,841,244 | 3,611 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 18 | 1:246,104 | 10,726 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 579 | 1:42,099 | 5,310 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:261,403 | 9,165 |
| Jersey | 2 | 1:25,941 | 3,069 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 490 | 1:102,487 | 10,363 |
The alternate forms: Döney (49) are calculated separately.
Doney (973) may also be a first name.
Doney Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Doney surname stems from an anglicized version of the Gaelic name Mac Dhomhnuill.
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Doney Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Doney Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Doney (Tibetan: མདོ་ནེ།) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Döney. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Doney? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 90,887th most commonly held last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 1,383,098 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 60 percent of Doney reside; 60 percent reside in North America and 60 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Doney is also the 258,394th most commonly used first name worldwide, held by 973 people.
The last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 3,052 people, or 1 in 118,761. In The United States Doney is most numerous in: Montana, where 11 percent are found, California, where 6 percent are found and New York, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this surname is found in 39 countries. It also occurs in England, where 15 percent are found and Australia, where 7 percent are found.
Doney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Doney has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Doney surname increased 623 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 135 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 89 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Doney Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Presbyterian (78%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Doney surname are 15.61% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.38% being registered with the party.
The amount Doney earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 17.04% less than the national average, earning R 197,148 per year; in Colombia they earn 89.51% more than the national average, earning $43,023,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 5.72% less than the national average, earning $40,679 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.24% less than the national average, earning $48,568 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Doney Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Doney in the Tibetan language | ||
| མདོ་ནེ། | doné | - |
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Footnotes
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