Donnchu Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

Donnchu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Donnchu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080

The alternate forms: Donnchú (1) are calculated separately.

Donnchu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Donnchu has its highest incidence in Ireland. It can also occur in the variant forms: Donnchú. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Donnchu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 10,311,814th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Donnchu is mostly found in Europe, where 67 percent of Donnchu reside; 67 percent reside in Northern Europe and 67 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name is most commonly held in Ireland, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 4,708,939. In Ireland Donnchu is mostly found in: Leinster, where 100 percent are found. Other than Ireland it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 33 percent are found and England, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Donnchú951/
Donchu92136/
Donchui8629/
Doncheu8628/
Donchou862/
Doncu83346/
Dontcheu802/
Dontchou801/
Donchaux801/
Donciu772,231/
Danchu7735/
Dunchu7711/
Donceu773/
Denchu772/
Doncuț771/
Dunchus7157/
Danchus7135/
Dancheu7114/
Danschu7113/
Domcheu713/
Danchau712/
Danchou712/
Domchus711/
Donthju711/
Danchut711/
Donsuch710/
Dancu671,661/
Donsu67254/
Danchaud67178/
Donţu6760/
Donju6718/
Danncius6712/
Dounthju675/
Domhu674/
Domtcheu673/
Dâncu671/
Danchaut671/
Dantchou671/
Doncó671/
Danchaus671/
Donzu671/
Donçu671/

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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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  • 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 Donnchu
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