Donval Surname

200,223rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,085 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Donval Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Donval Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2,0671:32,1353,908
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Donval (12) may also be a first name.

Donval Last Name Facts

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

Donval occurs most in France. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Donval.

How Common Is The Last Name Donval? popularity and diffusion

The last name Donval is the 200,223rd most prevalent surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 3,495,226 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 55 percent of Donval live; 55 percent live in Western Europe and 55 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Donval is also the 3,306,491st most widely held first name globally, held by 12 people.

It is most common in France, where it is borne by 2,067 people, or 1 in 32,135. In France it is primarily found in: Martinique, where 44 percent are found, Brittany, where 37 percent are found and Île-de-France, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account France this last name is found in 12 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent are found and Israel, where 0 percent are found.

Donval Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Donval has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 120 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Donvall926/
Donvale924/
Dounval921/
Denval8346/
Danval835/
Donbal834/
Donvol831/
Donvalová801/
Danvale771,888/
Donbale7775/
Danvall7721/
Dhanval7717/
Denvall7712/
Domvall774/
Dhenval774/
Danvald773/
Donbhal773/
Dhonbal771/
Domvale771/
Donbald771/
Dhanvale71289/
Dannvall7114/
Dhonbale712/
Donmbale712/
Denveall711/
Dombal67367/
Danwal6719/
Danual6713/
Danbal6710/
Donbol672/
Domwal671/

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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 Donval
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis