Dejong Surname

43,675th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,903 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Dejong Surname User-submission:

Originally from Holland. In the era of Napoleon, the Dutch were told to create last names, since they had none. These names generally were descriptions, occupations, or locations, with a few joking ones. The Surname DeJong means 'the young' and describes the bearer as someone who look younger than they are.

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Dejong Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7,7321:46,8785,694
Canada2,4531:15,0212,207
Australia8251:32,7224,326
Netherlands3671:46,0147,824
Belgium2761:41,6556,823
England521:1,071,50151,923
New Zealand401:113,20814,508
Indonesia351:3,778,548197,284
Thailand261:2,716,859279,944
France201:3,321,136213,627
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1051:478,27334,042

Dejong (47) may also be a first name.

Dejong Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Originally from Holland. In the era of Napoleon, the Dutch were told to create last names, since they had none. These names generally were descriptions, occupations, or locations, with a few joking ones. The Surname DeJong means 'the young' and describes the bearer as someone who look younger than they are.

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Dejong Last Name Facts

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

Dejong (Tibetan: འདྲིན་འབྱུང་།) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dejong? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dejong is the 43,675th most widespread family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 612,244 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Dejong live; 83 percent live in North America and 83 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,467,136th most prevalent forename worldwide, held by 47 people.

This surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 7,732 people, or 1 in 46,878. In The United States Dejong is most frequent in: California, where 15 percent are found, Michigan, where 12 percent are found and Iowa, where 10 percent are found. Beside The United States this surname exists in 53 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 21 percent are found and Australia, where 7 percent are found.

Dejong Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dejong has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 7,364 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,040 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dejong Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Dejong surname are 21.67% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 68.44% registered with the political party.

The amount Dejong earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 8.87% more than the national average, earning $46,978 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.71% more than the national average, earning $52,522 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dejongh921,057/
Dejyong929/
Dejoung924/
De'jong924/
Desjong922/
Deejong922/
Dejonng920/
Djong911,377/
Deong91186/
Dejohngh861/
Dejongch861/
Dejongue861/
De'jongh861/
Dejonngh860/
Deyong83505/
Dejung83198/
Dijong83153/
Dajong8394/
Djoeng8380/
Dehong8346/
Dejonc8331/
Dejang8331/
Djiong8330/
Desong8327/
D'Jong8319/
Dujong8316/
Djoung8312/
Dejonk8311/
Dejing8311/
Djuong838/
Decong835/
Dezong833/
Deuong831/
Dejeng831/
Deeong831/
Deyoung7711,544/
Djongue771,030/
Dejhang77291/
Deosing7746/
Deasong7743/
Deejing7738/
Deiongh7736/
Djoteng7731/
Deyongh7716/
Dezhong7712/
Dedjang778/
Dejiang777/
Deehong777/
Dechong775/
Dajeong773/
Deesong773/
Dajiong772/
Deyoong771/
Daijong771/
Djongke771/
Dejonck771/
Dehiong771/
D'Joung771/
Deuyong771/
Deuzong771/
Dieyong771/
Deejang771/
Deyonng770/
Dejungh770/
Deoting770/
Dieng73232,371/
Daeng738,000/
Diong737,732/
Deang734,595/
Djung732,128/
Doung731,420/
Doeng731,315/
Djang731,082/
Doing73628/
Deeng73454/
Deing73435/
Deung7347/
Dyong7346/
Dueng7345/
Dyeng733/
Djomg732/
Deyng732/
Djonc731/
Doyng730/
Deosingh71147/
Dejahang7117/
Deyouong7117/
Djoungue715/
Detchong714/
Djoingue714/
Djongova713/
Djouting712/
Djiongue712/
Dejchang712/
Deyoungh711/
Deyoungs711/
Deyouung711/
Deeyoung711/
Djossing711/
Dejoncke711/
De'young711/
Descoing711/
Deshsong711/
Djoïngue711/
Deechong711/
Dayong67775/
Douang67765/
Dejnek67453/
Dajang67417/
Diyong67326/
Dijeng67196/
Daweng67181/
Djiang67169/
Doying67129/
Dajing67118/
Dajeng67115/
Duyong6786/
Dajung6783/
Dojang6779/
Deyang6779/
Dayeng6762/
Disong6754/
Dihong6748/
Doyong6746/
Dehang6745/
Dehoungue6735/
Dujonc6734/
Doyang6733/
Dijang6725/
Deying6722/
Deeang6722/
Doyeng6720/
Dhaeng6719/
Dijung6717/
Doweng6717/
Djhung6716/
Djonke6715/
Duyeng6715/
Decang6714/
Diyeng6714/
Dujing6713/
Dujung6712/
Diongs6712/
Daieng6711/
Douong679/
Dehung676/
Djaung676/
Deconc676/
Dohung675/
Dyoung675/
Dheang675/
Dezang675/
Doungh675/
Deenng674/
Dujang674/
Deiang674/
Doenng673/
Tdjung673/
Dijing673/
Dienng672/
Dejussing672/
Ddaeng672/
Djaang672/
Diieng672/
Doiung672/
Desang672/
Ddoeng672/
Dicong672/
Duieng672/
Diengg671/
Diengh671/
Djuing671/
Dgiong671/
Deonck671/
Deings671/
Deangs671/
Deanng671/
Daueng671/
Doings671/
Djoumg671/
Djeung671/
Djiahoung671/
Deineg671/
Dajonk671/
Dyhong671/
Deonke671/
Dioang671/
Doingz671/
Doeang671/
Dizong671/
Daiong671/
Deeung671/
Dhieng671/
Dhiong671/
Deyeng670/

Dejong Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dejong in the Tibetan language
འདྲིན་འབྱུང་།drinjung-

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