Doonen Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Doonen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Doonen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria251:7,085,710162,099
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Doonen (148) may also be a first name.

Doonen Last Name Facts

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

Doonen is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Doonen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Doonen is the 3,798,600th most frequently occurring last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Doonen live; 93 percent live in West Africa and 93 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Doonen is also the 757,758th most frequently held first name throughout the world It is held by 148 people.

It is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 7,085,710. In Nigeria it is most common in: Benue, where 96 percent live and Lagos, where 4 percent live. Aside from Nigeria Doonen exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 7 percent live.

Doonen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Doonen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Doonen surname declined 91 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Doonen Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Doonen last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Doonaen924/
Doonenk921/
Dooneen920/
Donen91459/
Doosnenk860/
Donnen83252/
Doneen83115/
Dhonen8378/
Dounen8348/
Doonin8323/
Dohnen832/
Doneng832/
Donien832/
Donend831/
Donent830/
Donehn830/
Doenen830/
Dooning773/
Dhonnen771/
Donehen771/
Donnenk771/
Douneng771/
Dosneen771/
Dogneng771/
Dounend770/
Dounnen770/
Donneen770/
Donin732,115/
Danen731,069/
Dünen73212/
Donyn73123/
Donem7381/
Dunen7316/
Donín735/
Donhn731/
Dongneng7149/
Donenova719/
Domnin673,680/
Donina671,370/
Daanen67718/
Dognin67711/
Dannen67699/
Dounin67359/
Doning67318/
Domnyn67203/
Donyna67124/
Duinen67111/
Dühnen67104/
Daneng6757/
Dunnen6741/
Doenin6738/
Danien6733/
Donion6732/
Dongin6724/
Dagnen6723/
Dunemn6722/
Donnin6722/
Domnem6721/
Donyon6715/
Daneen6712/
Duhnen678/
Damnen678/
Dahnen675/
Dhanen675/
Duynen674/
Donnem674/
Dhonin673/
Donnim672/
Dounem671/
Danend671/
Dumnen671/
Dounyn671/
Daunen671/
Duonin671/
Duneng671/
Dhonem671/
Doinin671/
Donint670/
Dunehn670/
Danent670/
Donhne670/
Dusnen670/
Danenn670/
Duneen670/
Dunent670/

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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 Doonen
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