de Jong Surname

5,495^th

Most Common

surname in the World

Approximately 103,203 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:

Netherlands

Highest density in:

Netherlands

de Jong Surname Definition:

(Dutch) The Young(fromr [Dutch de, the + jong, young(er]

de Jong Surname Distribution Map

Place	Incidence	Frequency	Rank in Area
Netherlands	91,285	1:185	1
Australia	2,133	1:12,656	1,839
Canada	1,560	1:23,619	3,218
Belgium	1,094	1:10,509	1,511
South Africa	1,064	1:50,919	6,459
United States	1,063	1:340,977	30,695
Thailand	787	1:89,756	12,509
New Zealand	596	1:7,598	1,297
France	559	1:118,824	17,948
Sri Lanka	512	1:40,642	4,863
England	422	1:132,033	13,047
Spain	279	1:167,570	12,048
Germany	199	1:404,550	37,233
Switzerland	171	1:48,029	6,455
Suriname	153	1:3,612	692
Brazil	147	1:1,456,288	48,949
Sweden	120	1:82,056	6,066
Israel	94	1:91,039	10,708
Singapore	77	1:71,529	2,869
Denmark	76	1:74,273	7,314
Ireland	67	1:70,283	4,402
Portugal	57	1:182,776	7,697
Dominican Republic	54	1:193,202	7,170
Curaçao	51	1:3,083	65
Argentina	50	1:854,868	55,754
Austria	41	1:207,694	25,759
Luxembourg	38	1:15,277	3,461
Norway	38	1:135,323	17,347
United Arab Emirates	36	1:254,508	17,423
Indonesia	31	1:4,266,103	213,470
Italy	28	1:2,184,167	91,195
Aruba	23	1:4,499	638
Ecuador	20	1:795,292	13,165
Chile	17	1:1,036,263	20,476
Hungary	16	1:613,517	35,830
Philippines	16	1:6,327,389	184,366
Scotland	16	1:334,614	15,044
China	12	1:113,943,464	5,994
Qatar	12	1:196,500	26,891
Finland	11	1:499,700	30,478
Greece	11	1:1,007,254	84,692
Egypt	9	1:10,215,084	48,153
Venezuela	9	1:3,356,009	33,931
Malaysia	7	1:4,213,461	150,293
Hong Kong	6	1:1,222,580	5,222
Kenya	6	1:7,696,650	52,907
Mexico	6	1:20,687,701	53,861
Poland	6	1:6,334,792	156,558
Russia	6	1:24,020,509	493,300
Costa Rica	5	1:956,014	6,058
Croatia	5	1:845,721	48,179
India	5	1:153,413,076	951,030
Liechtenstein	5	1:7,676	1,080
Monaco	5	1:7,413	1,114
Panama	5	1:782,452	11,059
Cambodia	4	1:3,871,786	9,580
Ghana	4	1:6,755,173	15,406
Malta	4	1:107,568	1,849
Saudi Arabia	4	1:7,713,954	37,548
Slovakia	4	1:1,334,112	94,300
Sudan	4	1:9,377,549	8,207
Colombia	3	1:15,924,691	28,711
Czechia	3	1:3,544,490	144,714
Japan	3	1:42,614,764	59,022
Kazakhstan	3	1:5,894,165	166,702
Turkey	3	1:25,940,474	162,557
Vietnam	3	1:30,882,018	4,101
Wales	3	1:1,031,511	34,732
Zimbabwe	3	1:5,146,080	115,446
Peru	2	1:15,892,062	51,966
Romania	2	1:10,038,935	80,612
Tanzania	2	1:26,470,806	111,653
Uganda	2	1:19,519,640	189,114
Afghanistan	1	1:32,153,183	60,828
Bahrain	1	1:1,348,608	10,432
Benin	1	1:10,335,602	103,742
Bermuda	1	1:65,279	3,010
Bhutan	1	1:616,039	1,715
Bolivia	1	1:10,616,434	17,077
Cayman Islands	1	1:63,893	2,384
Ethiopia	1	1:97,546,262	29,669
Fiji	1	1:894,391	4,568
French Polynesia	1	1:280,805	7,211
Gambia	1	1:1,923,451	1,043
Guyana	1	1:762,221	14,420
Iraq	1	1:35,021,654	31,813
Lebanon	1	1:5,637,083	32,436
Libya	1	1:6,243,974	6,186
Mauritania	1	1:4,094,863	38,869
Mongolia	1	1:2,825,289	17,010
Namibia	1	1:2,409,401	19,676
Nigeria	1	1:177,142,758	748,972
Pakistan	1	1:178,643,885	213,220
Puerto Rico	1	1:3,550,139	9,109
Rwanda	1	1:11,364,978	5,947
Senegal	1	1:14,579,342	11,705
Serbia	1	1:7,144,948	38,459
South Korea	1	1:51,240,256	8,015
Zambia	1	1:15,849,922	53,989

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Place	Incidence	Frequency	Rank in Area
England	65	1:375,006	23,176

Place	Incidence	Frequency	Rank in Area
United States	45	1:1,115,971	64,142

de Jong (14) may also be a first name.

de Jong Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? ^{meaning and history}

(Dutch) The Young(fromr [Dutch de, the + jong, young(er]

— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Dutch) One who was younger than another with whom he was associated; the younger son.

— Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

(Dutch/Flemish), the Young. Jongebloed, Young blood. Jonge- boer, Young boor. de Jonge Flaming, the Young Fleming. Jongkind, Young child.

— Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

User-submitted Reference

Literal translation from Dutch: 'the Young'.

- tinytino

DNA test information

de Jong Demographics

Average Male de Jong Height

179.09^cm

Average male height (US):

175.3 cm

Sample size: 110 (2014)

Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries

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de Jong Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name de Jong Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name de Jong occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of de Jong click here.

How Common Is The Last Name de Jong? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 5,495^th most frequent last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 70,614 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 92 percent of de Jong are found; 90 percent are found in Western Europe and 90 percent are found in Germanic Europe. de Jong is also the 3,024,661^st most widely held first name internationally, borne by 14 people.

de Jong is the most widespread last name in one country:The Netherlands, where 88 percent are found. This last name is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 91,285 people, or 1 in 185. In The Netherlands de Jong is mostly concentrated in: South Holland, where 29 percent are found, North Holland, where 16 percent are found and Friesland, where 13 percent are found. Beside The Netherlands de Jong exists in 98 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 2 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.

de Jong Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of de Jong has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 2,362 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 649 percent between 1881 and 2014.

de Jong Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the de Jong last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% being registered with the party.

The amount de Jong earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 19.98% less than the national average, earning 276,917 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 71.59% more than the national average, earning R 407,760 per year; in United States they earn 67.53% more than the national average, earning $72,288 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.25% more than the national average, earning $53,780 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Surname	Similarity	Worldwide Incidence	Prevalency
de Jongh	93	12,453	/
de Joung	93	8	/
de Jjong	93	4	/
de Jonhg	93	3	/
de Johng	93	2	/
de Jongk	93	1	/
de Jhong	93	1	/
de Jonng	93	0	/
de Jon	92	7	/
de Jongne	88	1	/
de Jonk	86	374	/
de Yong	86	129	/
de John	86	118	/
De-Jong	86	67	/
de Jung	86	27	/
de Song	86	6	/
de Hong	86	3	/
de Cong	86	2	/
de Jonh	86	2	/
de Jomg	86	1	/
de Jond	86	1	/
de Iong	86	1	/
de Jone	86	0	/
de Young	80	1,112	/
de Iongh	80	131	/
de Jonck	80	127	/
de Jiang	80	7	/
de Zhong	80	7	/
de Chong	80	7	/
de Hongh	80	4	/
De-Jongh	80	3	/
de Yongh	80	1	/
de Con	77	102	/
de Jan	77	17	/
de Eon	77	2	/
de Zon	77	2	/
de Yhoung	75	1	/
des Joncs	75	1	/
de Johgne	75	1	/
der Chong	75	1	/
de Youngh	75	0	/
de Jean	71	174	/
de Cang	71	70	/
de Jussing	71	21	/
de Yang	71	20	/
de Jane	71	20	/
di John	71	19	/
De-Jung	71	12	/
De-John	71	5	/
de Ayon	71	5	/
de Jaun	71	4	/
da Yong	71	4	/
de Jian	71	4	/
de Yone	71	2	/
De-Yong	71	2	/
da Jung	71	2	/
di Yong	71	2	/
di Song	71	2	/
da Hong	71	1	/
da John	71	1	/
de Sang	71	1	/
de Jaan	71	1	/
de Iung	71	1	/
de Coin	71	1	/
di Zong	71	1	/
de Coon	71	0	/
de Chang	67	13	/
di Jiang	67	10	/
De-Young	67	8	/
de Zhang	67	8	/
da Zhong	67	6	/
di Zhong	67	4	/
des Jean	67	4	/
de Ionhe	67	1	/
da Young	67	1	/
da Chong	67	1	/
da Jiang	67	1	/
da Joine	67	1	/
da Huong	67	1	/
da Djoun	67	1	/
da Djonn	67	1	/
di Young	67	1	/
der Yung	67	1	/
der Yang	67	1	/

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