Donigan Surname

440,082nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 778 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Donigan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Donigan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7241:500,63442,111
England401:1,392,95161,553
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland401:110,7476,785
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:1,282,91446,315
Scotland81:467,90212,875
Guernsey41:8,1641,328
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3111:161,47514,730

Donigan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Donigan (Russian: Дониган) has its highest incidence in The United States. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Donigan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 440,082nd most common surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 9,367,026 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 77 percent of Donigan reside; 76 percent reside in North America and 76 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Donigan is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 724 people, or 1 in 500,634. In The United States it is mostly found in: New York, where 12 percent reside, California, where 11 percent reside and Missouri, where 11 percent reside. Not including The United States this last name is found in 10 countries. It is also common in England, where 5 percent reside and Scotland, where 1 percent reside.

Donigan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Donigan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Donigan last name increased 233 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 211 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 25 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Donigan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Catholic (98%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Donigan surname are 2.89% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 50.34% being registered to vote for the party.

Donigan earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 17.46% more than the national average, earning $50,683 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Donigan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Donigan in the Russian language
Дониганdonigan-

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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 Donigan
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