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 surname Donnovan is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Donnovan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Donnovan? popularity and diffusion

Donnovan is the 1,701,480th most commonly occurring last name globally, borne by around 1 in 63,369,964 people. Donnovan is primarily found in Europe, where 53 percent of Donnovan live; 48 percent live in Northern Europe and 48 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 320,017th most numerous forename internationally. It is borne by 672 people.

The last name Donnovan is most numerous in England, where it is borne by 50 people, or 1 in 1,114,361. In England Donnovan is most prevalent in: Warwickshire, where 16 percent are found, Greater London, where 16 percent are found and Devon, where 14 percent are found. Barring England Donnovan is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 29 percent are found and Canada, where 10 percent are found.

Donnovan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

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

Donnovan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Donnovan surname is principally 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
  • 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 Donnovan
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