Donowan Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Armenia

Donowan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Donowan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
England11:55,718,059489,080
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Donowan (30) may also be a first name.

Donowan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Donowan occurs more in Russia more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Donowan? popularity and diffusion

Donowan is the 6,723,624th most frequently occurring surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 38 percent of Donowan live; 25 percent live in North America and 25 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,911,214th most frequently held given name world-wide, borne by 30 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Russia, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 72,061,528. In Russia it is most frequent in: Perm Krai, where 50 percent reside and Sverdlovsk Oblast, where 50 percent reside. Barring Russia Donowan occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent reside and Armenia, where 13 percent reside.

Donowan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Donowan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Donowan last name declined 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Donowan Last Name Statistics demography

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

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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 Donowan
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