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

Donyan (Arabic: دونيان, Russian: Донян) occurs more in Liberia more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Donyan.

How Common Is The Last Name Donyan? popularity and diffusion

Donyan is the 2,506,728th most commonly held family name globally It is held by around 1 in 123,517,727 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 81 percent of Donyan reside; 80 percent reside in West Africa and 78 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. Donyan is also the 3,024,661st most widely held first name internationally, held by 14 people.

This last name is most common in Liberia, where it is held by 46 people, or 1 in 95,838. In Liberia it is most frequent in: Sinoe County, where 39 percent are found, Montserrado County, where 33 percent are found and Grand Kru County, where 22 percent are found. Without taking into account Liberia this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Lebanon, where 14 percent are found and Russia, where 3 percent are found.

Donyan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Donyan has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name contracted 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Donyan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Donyan last name is chiefly 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
  • 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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