Donker Surname
Approximately 4,958 people bear this surname
Donker Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 3,680 | 1:4,589 | 464 |
| United States | 481 | 1:753,553 | 58,836 |
| Germany | 171 | 1:470,792 | 41,127 |
| South Africa | 139 | 1:389,768 | 34,651 |
| Canada | 117 | 1:314,920 | 28,951 |
| Australia | 88 | 1:306,769 | 26,711 |
| England | 83 | 1:671,302 | 38,633 |
| New Zealand | 36 | 1:125,787 | 15,451 |
| Aruba | 28 | 1:3,696 | 529 |
| Curaçao | 19 | 1:8,276 | 277 |
| Switzerland | 18 | 1:456,273 | 33,097 |
| France | 17 | 1:3,907,219 | 231,005 |
| Belgium | 17 | 1:676,273 | 58,718 |
| Spain | 10 | 1:4,675,204 | 78,608 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:669,227 | 23,443 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Suriname | 4 | 1:138,154 | 7,029 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 8 | 1:3,046,921 | 80,371 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 62 | 1:809,979 | 50,387 |
Donker (50) may also be a first name.
Donker Demographics
Average Donker Salary in
United States
$42,614 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Donker Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Donker Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Donker (Tibetan: སྒྲོན་དཀར།) is more frequently found in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Donker? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 95,960th most common surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 1,469,856 people. The last name Donker occurs mostly in Europe, where 81 percent of Donker reside; 79 percent reside in Western Europe and 78 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Donker is also the 1,412,538th most prevalent first name world-wide It is held by 50 people.
This surname is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 3,680 people, or 1 in 4,589. In The Netherlands Donker is mostly found in: South Holland, where 21 percent reside, North Holland, where 19 percent reside and Friesland, where 10 percent reside. Outside of The Netherlands this last name occurs in 41 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 10 percent reside and Germany, where 3 percent reside.
Donker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Donker has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Donker surname rose 776 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,038 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Donker Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Donker last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 75% registered with the political party.
The amount Donker earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 24.4% more than the national average, earning R 295,632 per year; in United States they earn 1.24% less than the national average, earning $42,614 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.95% more than the national average, earning $59,096 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doncker | 92 | 118 | / |
| Dongker | 92 | 90 | / |
| Donkerd | 92 | 22 | / |
| Donkere | 92 | 9 | / |
| Dounker | 92 | 2 | / |
| Donkert | 92 | 2 | / |
| Donkier | 92 | 2 | / |
| Dohnker | 92 | 1 | / |
| Donkher | 92 | 0 | / |
| Donckier | 86 | 27 | / |
| Dongkerd | 86 | 2 | / |
| Dongkere | 86 | 1 | / |
| Dunker | 83 | 8,419 | / |
| Danker | 83 | 3,851 | / |
| Dünker | 83 | 284 | / |
| Doncer | 83 | 190 | / |
| Donkir | 83 | 2 | / |
| Domker | 83 | 2 | / |
| Doungkerd | 80 | 26 | / |
| Duncker | 77 | 1,922 | / |
| Duinker | 77 | 429 | / |
| Dancker | 77 | 308 | / |
| Dhanker | 77 | 110 | / |
| Dankier | 77 | 15 | / |
| Dankher | 77 | 9 | / |
| Dunåker | 77 | 7 | / |
| Danåker | 77 | 7 | / |
| Dunnker | 77 | 6 | / |
| Dankere | 77 | 6 | / |
| Doncher | 77 | 6 | / |
| Dongkir | 77 | 4 | / |
| Dunkere | 77 | 4 | / |
| Dünkher | 77 | 4 | / |
| Dunkier | 77 | 3 | / |
| Donkire | 77 | 2 | / |
| Donkjær | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dungker | 77 | 1 | / |
| Düncker | 77 | 1 | / |
| Doumker | 77 | 1 | / |
| Donquer | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dannker | 77 | 1 | / |
| Deunker | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dhunker | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dankerd | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dankear | 77 | 0 | / |
| Dangker | 77 | 0 | / |
| Dhankher | 71 | 148 | / |
| Duijnker | 71 | 84 | / |
| Dangkerd | 71 | 6 | / |
| Danckier | 71 | 6 | / |
| Dunckert | 71 | 3 | / |
| Dungkerd | 71 | 2 | / |
| Dooncher | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dangkert | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dancer | 67 | 5,410 | / |
| Dankir | 67 | 229 | / |
| Dunkir | 67 | 150 | / |
| Doncre | 67 | 28 | / |
| Dumker | 67 | 27 | / |
| Doungkird | 67 | 5 | / |
| Daungkerd | 67 | 4 | / |
| Dunkerová | 67 | 4 | / |
| Duncer | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dankerová | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dunkjr | 67 | 2 | / |
| Danckeart | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dankre | 67 | 1 | / |
Donker Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Donker in the Tibetan language | ||
| སྒྲོན་དཀར། | drönkar | - |
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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 Donker
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