Donyan Surname

2,506,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Donyan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Donyan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia461:95,8387,727
Lebanon81:704,63514,756
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Donyan (14) may also be a first name.

Donyan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Donyan (Arabic: دونيان, Russian: Донян) is found most in Liberia. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Donyan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Donyan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,506,728th most widespread last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 123,517,727 people. This last name 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 frequently used first name worldwide, borne by 14 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Liberia, where it is borne by 46 people, or 1 in 95,838. In Liberia it is mostly found in: Sinoe County, where 39 percent live, Montserrado County, where 33 percent live and Grand Kru County, where 22 percent live. Beside Liberia this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Lebanon, where 14 percent live and Russia, where 3 percent live.

Donyan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Donyan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Donyan last name contracted 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Donyan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Donyan last name is principally Latin Catholic (86%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Domnyan921/
Donyahan866/
Donyaneh861/
Danyan83560/
Donian83222/
Donhan8397/
Dunyan8356/
Donyon8315/
Dognan836/
Donjan834/
Donean834/
Donayon7785/
Dongnan7754/
Donjean7739/
Dounian7716/
Dohnyam7716/
Donjane7714/
Dhanyan779/
Dannyan779/
Donnian777/
Dougnan777/
Doniane777/
Doniaan775/
Dongian774/
Daunyan774/
Donjaun772/
Donhain772/
Doneann772/
Donjang772/
Daanyan771/
Dahnyan771/
Doneean771/
Dhonyon771/
Dounhan771/
Donjahn771/
Donijan771/
Dongean771/
Dognane771/
Doenyon771/
Donnean771/
Doinyam771/
Doignan771/
Dognaan771/
Doniean770/
Donihan770/
Donehan770/
Doñan7321/
Danajyan7181/
Dongnang7170/
Dongnaan7150/
Donggian7131/
Doniahan7126/
Danaiyan7119/
Dohnyong7111/
Dongnian715/
Donegian715/
Doniasin711/
Doinayon711/
Danyahan711/
Danyasin711/
Dunuiyan711/
Donnehan710/
Dohneann710/
Donajean710/
Dognon675,842/
Donham671,798/
Donjon671,153/
Dagnan671,075/
Domjan67984/
Donhon67132/
Dunhan6772/
Dunian6742/
Donion6732/
Dunean6729/
Doniam6728/
Danyanova6718/
Dunjan6714/
Dugnan6714/
Doungnang672/
Dougnagne671/
Donagiaan671/
Donnajean671/
Doneon670/

Donyan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Donyan in the Russian language
Донянdonan-
Donyan in the Arabic language
دونيانdwnyan-

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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 Donyan
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