Dejong Surname
Approximately 11,903 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameDejong Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7,732 | 1:46,878 | 5,694 |
| Canada | 2,453 | 1:15,021 | 2,207 |
| Australia | 825 | 1:32,722 | 4,326 |
| Netherlands | 367 | 1:46,014 | 7,824 |
| Belgium | 276 | 1:41,655 | 6,823 |
| England | 52 | 1:1,071,501 | 51,923 |
| New Zealand | 40 | 1:113,208 | 14,508 |
| Indonesia | 35 | 1:3,778,548 | 197,284 |
| Thailand | 26 | 1:2,716,859 | 279,944 |
| France | 20 | 1:3,321,136 | 213,627 |
| Germany | 13 | 1:6,192,728 | 213,814 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 105 | 1:478,273 | 34,042 |
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.
- houstondejong19Dejong Demographics
Average Male Dejong Height
178.43 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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
Dejong Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dejong in the Tibetan language | ||
| འདྲིན་འབྱུང་། | drinjung | - |
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