Dovnik Surname

1,001,271st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 255 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Dovnik Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dovnik Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia2401:10,3652,443
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Dovnik Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dovnik has its highest incidence in Slovenia. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dovnik? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dovnik is the 1,001,271st most widely held surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 28,578,611 people. The last name Dovnik occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of Dovnik are found; 95 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 95 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The last name is most commonly used in Slovenia, where it is carried by 240 people, or 1 in 10,365. In Slovenia it is primarily concentrated in: Drava, where 92 percent are found, Savinja, where 8 percent are found and Central Slovenia, where 0 percent are found. Not including Slovenia this last name exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent are found and Australia, where 0 percent are found.

Dovnik Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Dovnik surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.67% being registered with the party.

Dovnik earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 24.32% less than the national average, earning $32,656 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dobnik831,066/
Davnik838/
Devnik831/
Downik830/
Dovnikova804/
Dobnick7737/
Devnick774/
Downick773/
Dobnig67150/
Downig677/
Davnic672/
Davnikova671/
Dawnik671/
Dewnik670/
Dobnigg6249/
Downyok6211/
Downeck622/
Downnig620/
Dobneeke571/
Downeg502/
Dewnig500/

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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 Dovnik
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