Donovon Surname

1,918,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 94 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Donovon Surname Definition:

(Celtic) Of Dark-Brown Complexion or Hair [Irish Don(n)dubhan-donn, brown + dubh, dark, black + the diminutive suff. -án]

Donovon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States521:6,970,364322,914
Jamaica161:179,3725,614
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
England11:55,718,059489,080
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland311:142,8997,868
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England761:320,72921,086
Wales71:224,0598,079
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2371:211,89318,185

Donovon (402) may also be a first name.

Donovon Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) Of Dark-Brown Complexion or Hair [Irish Don(n)dubhan-donn, brown + dubh, dark, black + the diminutive suff. -án]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Donovon Last Name Facts

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

Donovon (Russian: Доновон) occurs most in The United States. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Donovon? popularity and diffusion

The last name Donovon is the 1,918,812th most frequent family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 77,527,084 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 85 percent of Donovon live; 68 percent live in North America and 68 percent live in Anglo-North America. Donovon is also the 430,375th most commonly held first name globally It is held by 402 people.

This surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 52 people, or 1 in 6,970,364. In The United States it is most numerous in: New York, where 13 percent are found, California, where 12 percent are found and North Carolina, where 10 percent are found. Apart from The United States Donovon occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Jamaica, where 17 percent are found and Canada, where 14 percent are found.

Donovon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Donovon has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Donovon surname decreased 78 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 99 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Donovon Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Donovon last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Donovon surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Donovon earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 12.69% less than the national average, earning $37,675 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31.61% more than the national average, earning $65,388 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Donovon Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Donovon in the Russian language
Доновонdonovon-

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Footnotes

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