Donitz Surname

2,237,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 72 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Donitz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Donitz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:10,355,970420,657
Germany271:2,981,684140,707
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

The alternate forms: Dönitz (139) are calculated separately.

Donitz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Donitz is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Dönitz. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Donitz? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,237,939th most common family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 101,215,916 people. The surname Donitz occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 44 percent of Donitz live; 42 percent live in North America and 42 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Donitz is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 35 people, or 1 in 10,355,970. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 34 percent live, New Jersey, where 14 percent live and Florida, where 11 percent live. Excluding The United States Donitz occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 38 percent live and Canada, where 7 percent live.

Donitz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Donitz are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 75% being registered to vote for the political party.

Donitz earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.92% more than the national average, earning $49,156 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dönitz94139/
Doenitz92157/
Donietz925/
Donitrz922/
Dognitz921/
Doonitz920/
Doniz912,812/
Danitz83257/
Denitz8375/
Donetz8368/
Donicz8346/
Doniez8314/
Donutz833/
Donits832/
Donizz831/
Donoiz831/
Donaiz831/
Damnitz77138/
Dögnitz7745/
Douniez7733/
Domnicz7726/
Daenitz7721/
Dannitz777/
Domnits773/
Donniez773/
Deniz73150,057/
Donez73534/
Donić73320/
Donic73277/
Donič73157/
Daniz73151/
Dóniz7311/
Döniz731/
Dèniz731/
Doníz731/
Domnitch7144/
Daumnitz710/
Donets6714,096/
Doniec672,121/
Donici672,036/
Donnez67868/
Donich67566/
Danetz6773/
Donecz6770/
Daniez6755/
Denetz6745/
Danicz6739/
Domniţ6731/
Donnic6726/
Danizs6725/
Dognez6716/
Deniez6714/
Denits6711/
Donetc678/
Dojnić678/
Danutz678/
Donucz676/
Danits674/
Doñetz673/
Deeniz673/
Doneci672/
Domnić672/
Doonez672/
Dheniz672/
Denizh672/
Daneiz672/
Denoiz671/
Dehniz671/
Doinic671/
Dojnič671/
Danoiz671/
Donyts671/
Denizz671/
Donhez670/
Doonic670/

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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 Donitz
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