Donover Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Donover Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Donover Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

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

Donover (22) may also be a first name.

Donover Last Name Facts

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

Donover is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Dônover. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Donover? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,117,718th most numerous surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 86 percent of Donover live; 86 percent live in North America and 86 percent live in Anglo-North America. Donover is also the 2,301,746th most widely held given name worldwide It is held by 22 people.

This surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 60,409,822. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 83 percent are found and Indiana, where 17 percent are found. Aside from The United States this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Luxembourg, where 14 percent are found.

Donover Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Donover has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Donover last name fell 73 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Donover Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Donover last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Donover earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.9% less than the national average, earning $37,583 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
  • 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 Donover
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