Donnahue Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

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

Donnahue Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Donnahue Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States471:7,711,892346,147
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3191:157,42514,458

Donnahue (17) may also be a first name.

Donnahue Last Name Facts

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

The surname Donnahue is most common in The United States. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Donnahue? popularity and diffusion

Donnahue is the 2,689,253rd most common last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. The surname Donnahue is predominantly found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Donnahue are found; 90 percent are found in North America and 90 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Donnahue is also the 2,694,839th most commonly held forename world-wide, held by 17 people.

The last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 47 people, or 1 in 7,711,892. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Illinois, where 53 percent reside, North Carolina, where 15 percent reside and Minnesota, where 13 percent reside. Excluding The United States this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The Dominican Republic, where 8 percent reside and England, where 2 percent reside.

Donnahue Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Donnahue has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Donnahue surname decreased 85 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Donnahue Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Donnahue last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Donnahue surname are 20.45% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 73.68% being registered to vote for the political party.

Donnahue earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.45% less than the national average, earning $37,345 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Donahue9345,869/
Donnohue8863/
Donhahue886/
Donnahie883/
Donauhue881/
Dannahue880/
Donayhue880/
Doneahue880/
Donohue8028,609/
Donahie8034/
Danahue808/
Denahue801/
Doneyhue7518/
Doneihue751/
Donoyhue750/
Donoehue750/
Dannahie750/
Donouhue750/
Donohie6716/
Danohue672/
Denohue671/
Danaeue671/
Donojue670/
Danoyhue630/
Daneaie5314/

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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 Donnahue
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