Dontel Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Senegal

Dontel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dontel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Dontel (89) may also be a first name.

Dontel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dontel is found in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dontel? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,908,606th most frequent family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname Dontel is predominantly found in The Americas, where 88 percent of Dontel are found; 81 percent are found in South America and 81 percent are found in Luso-South America. It is also the 1,011,231st most widely held given name on earth. It is borne by 89 people.

The last name Dontel is most widespread in Brazil, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 16,467,256. In Brazil it is most numerous in: São Paulo, where 77 percent live, Bahia, where 8 percent live and Rio de Janeiro, where 8 percent live. Excluding Brazil this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Senegal, where 13 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dontell9237/
Dontiel920/
Donthell860/
Donttiel860/
Dantel83189/
Domtel836/
Dontil833/
Duntel830/
Dantell771/
Dantiel771/
Doumtel771/
Dantelt771/
Donthil770/
Dantl7342/
Dantil67783/
Domtil671/
Damtel671/
Danthil622/
Ducintil57114/
Ducentil571/
Dantlova571/
Danthill570/
Dussintyl5314/

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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 Dontel
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