Donks Surname

1,628,521st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 123 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Donks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Donks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands851:198,67327,603
Belgium191:605,08754,956
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Donks Last Name Facts

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

The surname Donks (Arabic: دونكس, Russian: Донкс) is more commonly found in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Donks? popularity and diffusion

Donks is the 1,628,521st most commonly held surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 59,248,341 people. Donks is mostly found in Europe, where 94 percent of Donks live; 94 percent live in Western Europe and 94 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Donks is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 85 people, or 1 in 198,673. In The Netherlands it is most numerous in: North Brabant, where 59 percent are found, South Holland, where 26 percent are found and Gelderland, where 13 percent are found. Besides The Netherlands this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 15 percent are found and Germany, where 10 percent are found.

Donks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Donks has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Donks last name decreased 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Doncks9116/
Danks805,640/
Dunks80724/
Dongs80262/
Doncs803/
Dancks7317/
Dankse7316/
Dongse733/
Dahnks733/
Dhongs732/
Donqsh731/
Danksz731/
Doings731/
Duongs731/
Duncks730/
Dongshe676/
Donx671/
Doncsová622/
Doggings620/
Dungs60424/
Dangs60181/
Dáncs601/
Dumks601/
Damks601/
Dungse5555/
Damkås5513/
Dangse559/
Dunqus551/
Doingz551/
Dungst551/
Dongche5070/
Daungse5012/
Gydungs501/
Dhangse501/

Donks Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Donks in the Russian language
Донксdonks-
Donks in the Arabic language
دونكسdwnks-

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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 Donks
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