de Jong Surname

5,495th
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]

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de Jong Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands91,2851:1851
Australia2,1331:12,6561,839
Canada1,5601:23,6193,218
Belgium1,0941:10,5091,511
South Africa1,0641:50,9196,459
United States1,0631:340,97730,695
Thailand7871:89,75612,509
New Zealand5961:7,5981,297
France5591:118,82417,948
Sri Lanka5121:40,6424,863
England4221:132,03313,047
Spain2791:167,57012,048
Germany1991:404,55037,233
Switzerland1711:48,0296,455
Suriname1531:3,612692
Brazil1471:1,456,28848,949
Sweden1201:82,0566,066
Israel941:91,03910,708
Singapore771:71,5292,869
Denmark761:74,2737,314
Ireland671:70,2834,402
Portugal571:182,7767,697
Dominican Republic541:193,2027,170
Curaçao511:3,08365
Argentina501:854,86855,754
Austria411:207,69425,759
Luxembourg381:15,2773,461
Norway381:135,32317,347
United Arab Emirates361:254,50817,423
Indonesia311:4,266,103213,470
Italy281:2,184,16791,195
Aruba231:4,499638
Ecuador201:795,29213,165
Chile171:1,036,26320,476
Hungary161:613,51735,830
Philippines161:6,327,389184,366
Scotland161:334,61415,044
China121:113,943,4645,994
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Finland111:499,70030,478
Greece111:1,007,25484,692
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Venezuela91:3,356,00933,931
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Hong Kong61:1,222,5805,222
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Costa Rica51:956,0146,058
Croatia51:845,72148,179
India51:153,413,076951,030
Liechtenstein51:7,6761,080
Monaco51:7,4131,114
Panama51:782,45211,059
Cambodia41:3,871,7869,580
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Malta41:107,5681,849
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Slovakia41:1,334,11294,300
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Fiji11:894,3914,568
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England651:375,00623,176
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States451:1,115,97164,142

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'.

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de Jong Demographics

de Jong Political Affiliation
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Sample size: 5 (2014)

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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 more in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

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

de Jong is the 5,495th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 70,614 people. The surname de Jong occurs mostly in Europe, where 92 percent of de Jong live; 90 percent live in Western Europe and 90 percent live in Germanic Europe. de Jong is also the 3,024,661st most widely held first name worldwide, borne by 14 people.

It is the most commonly held last name in one country:The Netherlands, where 88 percent live. The surname de Jong is most frequently held in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 91,285 people, or 1 in 185. In The Netherlands it is mostly found in: South Holland, where 29 percent live, North Holland, where 16 percent live and Friesland, where 13 percent live. Excluding The Netherlands this last name exists in 98 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 2 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.

de Jong Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of de Jong has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 2,362 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 649 percent between 1881 and 2014.

de Jong Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the de Jong last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for 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.

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