Donnovan Surname

1,701,480th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 115 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Donnovan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Donnovan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England501:1,114,36153,243
United States331:10,983,604436,696
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
France11:66,422,722504,397
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland181:246,10410,726
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England631:386,91123,603
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5381:93,3439,564

Donnovan (672) may also be a first name.

Donnovan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Donnovan occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Donnovan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Donnovan is the 1,701,480th most common surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 63,369,964 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 53 percent of Donnovan are found; 48 percent are found in Northern Europe and 48 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 320,017th most frequently occurring given name at a global level It is held by 672 people.

This last name is most common in England, where it is carried by 50 people, or 1 in 1,114,361. In England it is most frequent in: Warwickshire, where 16 percent live, Greater London, where 16 percent live and Devon, where 14 percent live. Beside England it occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent live and Canada, where 10 percent live.

Donnovan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Donnovan has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name contracted 21 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it contracted 94 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 94 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Donnovan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Donnovan surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Donnovan earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 15.91% more than the national average, earning $50,016 USD per year.

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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
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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 Donnovan
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