Doña Surname

63,769th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,853 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Nicaragua

Doña Surname User-submission:

Doña originated in Spanish. It is an honorific or a title of respect commonly used for wealthy and prominent ladies. It is the feminine counterpart of Don.

Doña Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines3,7681:26,8683,705
Spain2,1171:22,0842,394
Nicaragua1,0381:5,801563
Argentina6591:64,8615,541
Mexico1281:969,73612,932
Chile781:225,8526,969
Costa Rica201:239,0032,820
Colombia101:4,777,40717,975
Venezuela91:3,356,00933,931
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
England31:18,572,686338,250
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

The alternate forms: Dona (35,851), Donà (307), Doná (92) & Dóna (1) are calculated separately.

Doña (394) may also be a first name.

Doña Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Doña originated in Spanish. It is an honorific or a title of respect commonly used for wealthy and prominent ladies. It is the feminine counterpart of Don.

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Doña Last Name Facts

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

The last name Doña is more commonly found in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It may occur as: Dona, Donà, Doná or Dóna. For other possible spellings of Doña click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Doña? popularity and diffusion

The surname Doña is the 63,769th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 927,995 people. The last name Doña is mostly found in Asia, where 48 percent of Doña are found; 48 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 48 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. Doña is also the 435,477th most widespread first name globally, held by 394 people.

Doña is most widely held in The Philippines, where it is borne by 3,768 people, or 1 in 26,868. In The Philippines Doña is most prevalent in: Northern Mindanao, where 17 percent live, Ilocos, where 12 percent live and Central Visayas, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account The Philippines this last name occurs in 19 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 27 percent live and Nicaragua, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dona9235,851/
Doñas89212/
Doñga893/
Doñaz892/
Doñia891/
Donà83307/
Doná8392/
Dóna831/
Doñach801/
Doño75686/
Daña75230/
Donga6727,980/
Donia6718,837/
Donat6717,860/
Donna679,060/
Douna675,560/
Donya672,434/
Donea672,237/
Dañas672,165/
Donai671,401/
Dhona671,096/
Doños671,071/
Donas671,020/
Donah67992/
Donaj67828/
Doina67717/
Donha67699/
Donay67493/
Doona67439/
Donau67417/
Dogna67222/
Dañga67130/
Dohna67128/
Doyna67122/
Danoa6791/
Doñoz6790/
Donad6788/
Domna6786/
Donaz6764/
Tdona6761/
Donja6745/
Donéa6717/
Donaa6715/
Dosna6710/
Dotna679/
Domșa679/
Dañaz677/
Doñio674/
Duona673/
Donap673/
Ddona672/
Donoa672/
Dañia672/
Doñgo671/
Dgona671/
Danña671/
Donaś671/

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