Dontigny Surname

469,321st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 716 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Dontigny Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dontigny Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada6651:55,4076,565
United States441:8,237,703362,142
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Dontigny Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dontigny occurs most in Canada. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dontigny? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 469,321st most frequent family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 10,178,137 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Dontigny live; 98 percent live in North America and 88 percent live in Gallo-North America.

It is most widespread in Canada, where it is held by 665 people, or 1 in 55,407. In Canada Dontigny is primarily concentrated in: Quebec, where 95 percent reside, Ontario, where 5 percent reside and British Columbia, where 0 percent reside. Barring Canada Dontigny is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 6 percent reside and The Dominican Republic, where 1 percent reside.

Dontigny Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dontigny has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dontigny surname expanded 1,467 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dontigny Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Dontigny surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% being registered with the party.

The amount Dontigny earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 8.48% more than the national average, earning $46,807 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.68% less than the national average, earning $41,396 CAD 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
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  • 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 Dontigny
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