Donly Surname

1,189,614th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 199 people bear this surname

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

Donly Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Donly Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1261:2,876,658169,773
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Northern Ireland91:205,0049,958
England71:7,959,723202,100
India61:127,844,230863,365
China21:683,660,78330,601
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Solomon Islands21:290,01419,875
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
Scotland101:374,32210,959
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3571:140,66913,251

Donly (203) may also be a first name.

Donly Last Name Facts

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

The surname Donly occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Donly? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,189,614th most frequent family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 36,620,834 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 68 percent of Donly reside; 68 percent reside in North America and 68 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 635,584th most frequently used first name in the world. It is borne by 203 people.

The surname Donly is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 126 people, or 1 in 2,876,658. In The United States Donly is most prevalent in: Virginia, where 12 percent are found, California, where 10 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 10 percent are found. Excluding The United States this surname occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 11 percent are found and Canada, where 10 percent are found.

Donly Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Donly has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Donly surname contracted 65 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 30 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Donly Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Presbyterian (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States Donly are 16.87% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.64% registered with the party.

The amount Donly earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 28.63% more than the national average, earning R 305,676 per year; in United States they earn 6.89% more than the national average, earning $46,123 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.9% less than the national average, earning $44,764 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Donley9111,192/
Donlay9183/
Donloy913/
Donnly913/
Dhonly911/
Donliy910/
Donlly910/
Donhly910/
Donelly83984/
Donnley8350/
Dounley8334/
Donnlly838/
Donloey835/
Donlley832/
Donlaya832/
Dhonliy831/
Donleey831/
Donliey831/
Donleoy830/
Donilly830/
Donllay830/
Donla80886/
Danly80468/
Donle80273/
Donli80142/
Dunly803/
Donnelly7798,301/
Donelley7776/
Donnlley775/
Domnelly773/
Doonelly772/
Dongilly771/
Dounelly771/
Dohnelly771/
Donnilly770/
Donielly770/
Donuelly770/
Donellay770/
Danley735,716/
Danloy73680/
Dunley73643/
Dunlay73598/
Dounla73534/
Donėla73124/
Donlea73122/
Domlay7391/
Danlay7355/
Donlee7346/
Donloi7344/
Dhonle7336/
Dannly7329/
Danlly7318/
Dounli7312/
Dunloy739/
Dhonli735/
Donlis735/
Donlli734/
Donlai734/
Domley733/
Donlla733/
Dounle733/
Danliy733/
Danlya732/
Donleu732/
Donlei732/
Donloa732/
Dhonla731/
Dunliy731/
Donler731/
Donlie731/
Donlia731/
Dunlly731/
Duonla731/
Daunly730/
Donnle730/
Danluy730/
Donlet730/
Dunnly730/
Donnelley71695/
Donnnelly713/
Donnellly713/
Donneelly711/
Donnellyy711/
Donnelluy711/
Donnilley710/
Donnielly710/
Dounilley710/
Dounelley710/
Donelli673,029/
Donelle67339/
Donella67286/
Donilla6739/
Donloha6716/
Dannley6711/
Daunlay678/
Danelly676/
Dahnlay676/
Dhoinli675/
Dhanliy674/
Dunlley673/
Daunley673/
Donilli673/
Doonler673/
Dounlla673/
Danlaya672/
Dohnlee671/
Dhunliy671/
Dunlauy671/
Donlett671/
Donllid671/
Dunnley671/
Donlois671/
Dunelly670/
Dunnlay670/
Dannlly670/
Dunlahy670/
Duinley670/
Doomley670/
Danlley670/
Domnler670/
Dahnley670/

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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 Donly
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