Donner Surname
Approximately 19,176 people bear this surname
Donner Surname Definition:
(German) Descendant of Donner (Thunar, the god of thunder).
Read More About This SurnameDonner Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 7,320 | 1:10,998 | 1,400 |
| United States | 7,179 | 1:50,489 | 6,102 |
| Austria | 931 | 1:9,147 | 1,186 |
| France | 502 | 1:132,316 | 20,235 |
| England | 439 | 1:126,920 | 12,677 |
| Brazil | 414 | 1:517,088 | 19,419 |
| Canada | 309 | 1:119,241 | 12,570 |
| Israel | 250 | 1:34,231 | 4,789 |
| Poland | 223 | 1:170,443 | 23,608 |
| Finland | 213 | 1:25,806 | 3,545 |
| Switzerland | 169 | 1:48,597 | 6,505 |
| India | 165 | 1:4,648,881 | 119,525 |
| Netherlands | 116 | 1:145,579 | 22,016 |
| Italy | 86 | 1:711,124 | 60,287 |
| Belgium | 79 | 1:145,527 | 20,575 |
| Australia | 74 | 1:364,807 | 30,412 |
| Suriname | 70 | 1:7,895 | 1,936 |
| Denmark | 67 | 1:84,249 | 8,149 |
| Russia | 63 | 1:2,287,668 | 136,333 |
| Sweden | 54 | 1:182,347 | 12,605 |
| South Africa | 49 | 1:1,105,667 | 65,349 |
| Hungary | 43 | 1:228,286 | 18,658 |
| Ukraine | 40 | 1:1,138,067 | 101,053 |
| Chile | 36 | 1:489,346 | 12,617 |
| Kazakhstan | 34 | 1:520,073 | 37,773 |
| Argentina | 29 | 1:1,473,911 | 82,038 |
| Uruguay | 29 | 1:118,336 | 11,141 |
| Czechia | 26 | 1:408,980 | 46,580 |
| Scotland | 19 | 1:281,780 | 13,396 |
| Latvia | 17 | 1:120,591 | 17,235 |
| Thailand | 16 | 1:4,414,897 | 343,519 |
| Jamaica | 9 | 1:318,883 | 8,136 |
| Aruba | 9 | 1:11,497 | 1,511 |
| Spain | 9 | 1:5,194,671 | 82,436 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Slovakia | 6 | 1:889,408 | 78,715 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Liberia | 6 | 1:734,756 | 29,369 |
| Venezuela | 6 | 1:5,034,013 | 43,431 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 5 | 1:272,795 | 11,064 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Bulgaria | 4 | 1:1,744,726 | 46,837 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Panama | 2 | 1:1,956,129 | 15,285 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Haiti | 2 | 1:5,341,954 | 21,336 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 6 | 1:738,311 | 21,113 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 205 | 1:118,904 | 11,373 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,002 | 1:50,118 | 5,699 |
The alternate forms: Donnér (26) are calculated separately.
Donner (596) may also be a first name.
Donner Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) Descendant of Donner (Thunar, the god of thunder).
User-submitted Reference
The name Donner originally appeared in Gaelic as O Donnchadha, which means Donnchadh or 'son of Donagh'. The surname Donner was first found in County Kerry, part of the former County Desmond (14th-17th Centuries). Located in Southwestern Ireland, in Province Munster, where they held a family seat from ancient times.
- morgan_mcgrath95A German surname that refers to a 'noisy person'. Also known as Donderer since 1496 in Feuchtwangen. In english Donner means 'thunder'.
- Johannes Heinz MichelsDonner Demographics
Average Donner Salary in
United States
$46,506 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Donner Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Donner Come From? nationality or country of origin
Donner (Arabic: دونر, Russian: Доннер) is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Donnér. Click here for other potential spellings of Donner.
How Common Is The Last Name Donner? popularity and diffusion
The last name Donner is the 28,025th most widely held last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 380,035 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 54 percent of Donner are found; 48 percent are found in Western Europe and 44 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Donner is also the 342,522nd most frequent first name world-wide, held by 596 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 7,320 people, or 1 in 10,998. In Germany it is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 22 percent are found, Saxony, where 12 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 10 percent are found. Beside Germany this last name occurs in 71 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 37 percent are found and Austria, where 5 percent are found.
Donner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Donner has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Donner last name grew 716 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 214 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 1,900 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Donner Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Donner surname is predominantly Anglican (50%) in Ireland.
In The United States Donner are 11.52% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.29% being registered with the political party.
The amount Donner earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 0.83% less than the national average, earning 343,207 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 661.9% more than the national average, earning R 1,810,570 per year; in United States they earn 7.78% more than the national average, earning $46,506 USD per year and in Canada they earn 32.98% more than the national average, earning $66,070 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Donner Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Donner in the Russian language | ||
| Доннер | donner | - |
| Donner in the Arabic language | ||
| دونر | dwnr | - |
| دونير | dwnyr | - |
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