Donges Surname
Approximately 1,532 people bear this surname
Donges Surname Definition:
Old German nickname for Antonius.
Donges Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 576 | 1:139,766 | 16,949 |
| United States | 464 | 1:781,161 | 60,501 |
| Australia | 423 | 1:63,820 | 7,653 |
| England | 31 | 1:1,797,357 | 72,927 |
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| New Zealand | 7 | 1:646,903 | 40,014 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 9 | 1:2,708,374 | 73,770 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 86 | 1:583,938 | 39,464 |
The alternate forms: Dongés (1) are calculated separately.
Donges Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Old German nickname for Antonius.
Donges Demographics
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Donges Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Donges Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Donges is most common in Germany. It may appear as a variant: Dongés. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Donges? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 257,166th most frequently held last name globally, borne by around 1 in 4,756,884 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 40 percent of Donges live; 38 percent live in Western Europe and 38 percent live in Germanic Europe.
The last name Donges is most prevalent in Germany, where it is borne by 576 people, or 1 in 139,766. In Germany it is primarily found in: Hesse, where 77 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 10 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 4 percent reside. Barring Germany this surname occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 30 percent reside and Australia, where 28 percent reside.
Donges Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Donges has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Donges surname rose 540 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 344 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Donges Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Donges last name are 37.25% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 90.48% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Donges earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 26.7% more than the national average, earning R 301,080 per year and in United States they earn 4.24% more than the national average, earning $44,980 USD per year.
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Footnotes
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