Donston Surname

1,248,410th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 185 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Donston Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Donston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1391:2,607,618157,688
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
England141:3,979,861125,553
India101:76,706,538639,611
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Donston (38) may also be a first name.

Donston Last Name Facts

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

Donston (Marathi: डॉनसॉन, Russian: Донстон) occurs most in The United States. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Donston? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,248,410th most common last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 39,392,140 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 86 percent of Donston reside; 86 percent reside in North America and 86 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Donston is also the 1,662,754th most commonly held forename at a global level, held by 38 people.

The surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 139 people, or 1 in 2,607,618. In The United States Donston is most common in: California, where 29 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 17 percent are found and Connecticut, where 10 percent are found. Outside of The United States it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 11 percent are found and England, where 8 percent are found.

Donston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Donston has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Donston last name rose 927 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 108 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Donston Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Donston last name are 4.46% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 57.69% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Donston earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 7.91% less than the national average, earning $39,738 USD per year and in Canada they earn 49.13% more than the national average, earning $74,091 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dunston865,023/
Danston8627/
Donstan8611/
Domston860/
Dunstone801,536/
Danstone8063/
Dunnston802/
Dusnston801/
Dunstonne751/
Dunstan7114,360/
Danstan711,610/
Duncton71151/
Dancton719/
Dunstun716/
Dumston711/
Domstan710/
Dunstane6730/
Dunstand677/
Danstand674/
Dansttan674/
Dunstant673/
Dunnstan672/
Danstant671/
Domstand671/
D'Dunstan631/
Dumstan575/
Dunjtan571/
Danchthan504/

Donston Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Donston in the Marathi language
डॉनसॉनdonasona-
Donston in the Russian language
Донстонdonston-

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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 Donston
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