Donu Surname

257,298th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,531 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Fiji

Donu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Donu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana4161:64,9546,785
Fiji2831:3,160561
Romania1861:107,94612,145
Papua New Guinea1261:64,7128,434
Moldova991:35,9735,576
Nigeria981:1,807,57965,389
DR Congo961:769,57954,223
India821:9,354,456185,501
Indonesia421:3,148,790173,812
Russia201:7,206,153275,629
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Ukraine131:3,501,746189,921
Transnistria121:39,5586,116
Solomon Islands91:64,44812,261
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
England11:55,718,059489,080
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873

The alternate forms: Doñu (4) are calculated separately.

Donu (796) may also be a first name.

Donu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Donu (Hindi: दोनु, Marathi: डोनू, Russian: Дону) is found in Ghana more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as: Doñu. For other possible spellings of Donu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Donu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 257,298th most commonly held family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 4,759,991 people. The last name Donu occurs mostly in Africa, where 40 percent of Donu live; 34 percent live in West Africa and 34 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 290,153rd most commonly occurring first name internationally, held by 796 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Ghana, where it is carried by 416 people, or 1 in 64,954. Beside Ghana it occurs in 26 countries. It is also common in Fiji, where 18 percent live and Romania, where 12 percent live.

Donu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Donu surname is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

Donu earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 37.97% less than the national average, earning $26,767 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Doñu924/
Donou895,430/
Dongu891,882/
Donau89417/
Donțu89155/
Domnu89111/
Donus89107/
Donut89101/
Donnu8972/
Dohnu8959/
Dotnu8946/
Doonu8925/
Dhonu8914/
Donuh898/
Donhu896/
Donuz894/
Donui893/
Dounu892/
Doenu892/
Duonu891/
Doneu891/
Tdonu891/
Doinu891/
Donhou80446/
Dhonau80285/
Dounou80231/
Dongou80210/
Donnou80169/
Donaus80136/
Doneus8067/
Domnui8064/
Doonou8053/
Domnou8050/
Dohnau8044/
Donaux8035/
Doenau8033/
Dognou8022/
Donaud8017/
Doinus8016/
Donult8015/
Donahu8012/
Doinou8011/
Dhongu809/
Dhonnu807/
Dongau805/
Donuis805/
Domnuy804/
Doongu803/
Donush802/
Dongnu802/
Doungu802/
Donnus801/
Dhonuu801/
Donhau801/
Dgoonu801/
Donneu801/
Donoux801/
Donnau801/
Dohnui801/
Doinau801/
Douneu801/
Donous801/
Dounau800/
Donuss800/
Donouh800/
Danu7534,221/
Denu755,654/
Dunu752,262/
Dänu751/
Doungou73290/
Donnaud73155/
Dognaux7382/
Donneux7357/
Donneus7331/
Dougnou7323/
Dounnou7310/
Dounhou739/
Dhongau737/
Dounouh737/
Doineus734/
Donouch733/
Dongnou733/
Donhush733/
Hddonou732/
Dhonuth731/
Donauhe731/
Donoudh731/
Donouth731/
Donnahu731/
Donouhe731/
Domnaus731/
Donnhou731/
Donnuis731/
Donnaus731/
Dongauh731/
Doingou731/
Dgounou731/
Donnoud731/
Donhouh730/
Doonous730/
Donhaus730/
Dhanu675,304/
Dungu673,045/
Dangu671,822/
Danut671,422/
Danus671,369/
Danau67805/
Danou67766/
Deenu67500/
Deneu67427/
Daneu67294/
Donoe67175/
Dunau67145/
Dannu67127/
Dunou67122/
Denau67115/
Dönau67103/
Damnu6786/
Dunut6784/
Duinu6757/
Dunus6747/
Dunnu6745/
Dhenu6740/
Doñus6737/
Dănuț6733/
Danhu6732/
Dumnu6732/
Danuh6730/
Dhunu6725/
Daenu6721/
Doñuz6719/
Dunuh6718/
Dagnu6717/
Danuz6716/
Dugnu6712/
Daunu679/
Dasnu678/
Daanu678/
Donoo678/
Doungnui678/
Danud677/
Danuu677/
Denuh676/
Danup675/
Danui675/
Domhu674/
Tdanu674/
Denuț674/
Dunhu672/
Denuy672/
Danuś672/
Dahnu671/
Danuj671/
Datnu671/
Duneu671/
Dunui671/
Dunuj671/
Dehnu671/
Tdenu671/
Donúč671/
Danuy671/
Deunu671/
Donnhaus670/

Donu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Donu in the Marathi language
डोनूdonu43.56
डोनुdonu40.32
डोणुdonu10.35
डोणूdonu5.4
दोनुdonu0.19
दोनूdonu0.11
डोनdona0.04
दोणुdonu0.04
Donu in the Hindi language
दोनुdonu40.91
दोनूdonu31.82
डोनूdonu22.73
डौनूdaunu4.55
Donu in the Russian language
Донуdonu-

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