Donyan Surname
Approximately 59 people bear this surname
Donyan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 46 | 1:95,838 | 7,727 |
| Lebanon | 8 | 1:704,635 | 14,756 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Donyan (14) may also be a first name.
Donyan Demographics
Donyan Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Donyan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Donyan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Donyan (Arabic: دونيان, Russian: Донян) has its highest incidence in Liberia. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Donyan? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,506,728th most commonly used surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 123,517,727 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 81 percent of Donyan live; 80 percent live in West Africa and 78 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most numerous forename worldwide, held by 14 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Liberia, where it is borne by 46 people, or 1 in 95,838. In Liberia it is primarily concentrated in: Sinoe County, where 39 percent are found, Montserrado County, where 33 percent are found and Grand Kru County, where 22 percent are found. Other than Liberia Donyan exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Lebanon, where 14 percent are found and Russia, where 3 percent are found.
Donyan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Donyan has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Donyan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Latin Catholic (86%) in Lebanon.
Phonetically Similar Names
Donyan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Donyan in the Russian language | ||
| Донян | donan | - |
| Donyan in the Arabic language | ||
| دونيان | dwnyan | - |
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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 Donyan
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