Donivan Surname

614,324th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 502 people bear this surname

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

Donivan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Donivan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4641:781,16160,501
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England331:738,64834,140
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6251:80,3508,461

Donivan (595) may also be a first name.

Donivan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Donivan is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Donivan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 614,324th most common surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 14,517,024 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Donivan reside; 98 percent reside in North America and 98 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Donivan is also the 342,839th most prevalent first name globally, borne by 595 people.

This surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 464 people, or 1 in 781,161. In The United States it is most numerous in: Virginia, where 17 percent live, West Virginia, where 16 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 8 percent live. Not including The United States this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 7 percent live and Brazil, where 0 percent live.

Donivan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Donivan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Donivan last name contracted 26 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Donivan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Donivan last name are 35.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 82.56% registered with the political party.

The amount Donivan earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 1.17% more than the national average, earning $43,654 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.49% more than the national average, earning $49,928 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Doniovan931/
Donnivan931/
Donivant930/
Doneivan930/
Donevan86101/
Donuvan865/
Denivan863/
Danivan863/
Donjvan861/
Donivon861/
Donisuan80106/
Donevant8047/
Danaivan8027/
Donnevan802/
Dhanivan801/
Donisvon801/
Doenevan801/
Dhonuvan801/
Dhonevan801/
Danivant800/
Dounevan800/
Donnevant750/
Donjuan714,668/
Denevan71273/
Daniwan7189/
Dongnivong713/
Dognuan711/
Donhuan711/
Denuvan710/
Donevon710/
Danevan710/
Deniwan710/
Donewan710/
Don'juan674/
Danieuan673/
Donjuang671/
Duinevan671/
Donnevon670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Donivan
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