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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Donigan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 440,082nd most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 9,367,026 people. The surname Donigan is mostly found in The Americas, where 77 percent of Donigan are found; 76 percent are found in North America and 76 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried 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. Besides The United States it occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in England, where 5 percent reside and Scotland, where 1 percent reside.

Donigan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Donigan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Donigan surname grew 233 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 211 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 25 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Donigan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Donigan last name is predominantly Catholic (98%) in Ireland.

In The United States Donigan are 2.89% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 50.34% 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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