Donohew Surname

728,955th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 398 people bear this surname

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

Donohew Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Donohew Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3851:941,45270,347
England121:4,643,172139,951
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States871:577,22639,167

Donohew Last Name Facts

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

The last name Donohew occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Donohew? popularity and diffusion

The surname Donohew is the 728,955th most prevalent last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 18,310,417 people. The surname Donohew is predominantly found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Donohew reside; 95 percent reside in North America and 95 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Donohew is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 385 people, or 1 in 941,452. In The United States it is most numerous in: West Virginia, where 28 percent reside, Ohio, where 15 percent reside and California, where 11 percent reside. Barring The United States Donohew exists in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 3 percent reside and Germany, where 0 percent reside.

Donohew Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Donohew has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 443 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Donohew Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Donohew surname are 21.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 68.33% being registered with the political party.

Donohew earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 24.93% less than the national average, earning $32,394 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Donnohew930/
Donahew8675/
Dunnohew8022/
Donnahew800/
Donoev7757/
Dunahew715/
Dongaew714/
Doonoeb711/
Danahew710/
Dunnahew670/
Donaev622,589/
Dunaew6211/
Denoev623/
Danoev622/
Denoef621/
Dunoev621/
Dongaev5724/
Dounaev5720/
Denhaev577/
Donnaev574/
Domnaev571/

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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 Donohew
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