Deng Surname

50th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,953,614 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
China
Highest density in:
South Sudan

Deng Surname User-submission:

The surname Deng (邓, traditionally 鄧) has been originated from the state of Deng in the ancient Chinese kingdom of Chu, central China.

Deng Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
China8,808,2551:15533
South Sudan853,9361:131
Sudan158,7611:23629
Taiwan58,1881:40352
Kenya16,4991:2,799442
Thailand16,1171:4,383129
United States9,4321:38,4294,735
Ethiopia4,8291:20,2002,620
Hong Kong4,7931:1,530139
Singapore4,7931:1,149153
Myanmar3,2221:16,120370
Canada2,6421:13,9462,054
Australia2,0681:13,0541,886
Cameroon1,1311:18,3632,516
Malaysia1,0871:27,1342,387
Cambodia1,0561:14,6661,130
France6961:95,43513,920
Macau6441:934150
England5761:96,73310,275
Egypt4581:200,73314,525
United Arab Emirates3981:23,0212,622
India3551:2,160,74872,368
Spain3141:148,89211,023
Somalia2941:45,7552,122
Saudi Arabia2781:110,99214,774
New Zealand2771:16,3482,848
Germany2131:377,96035,636
Indonesia1981:667,92552,159
Suriname1791:3,087523
Japan1731:738,98417,474
Netherlands1351:125,09019,566
Sweden1211:81,3786,033
Brazil1071:2,000,69563,541
Nigeria921:1,925,46568,462
Philippines861:1,177,18993,405
Kuwait771:49,3605,585
Yemen641:412,89510,509
Italy611:1,002,56969,817
Belize591:6,025997
Iraq581:603,8229,381
Denmark531:106,5049,962
Switzerland531:154,96114,619
South Africa491:1,105,66765,349
Chile441:400,37410,831
Ecuador421:378,7119,777
Papua New Guinea351:232,96332,024
Turkey351:2,223,46973,459
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Norway341:151,24418,822
Uganda331:1,183,00847,935
Qatar311:76,0647,685
Ireland291:162,3777,171
Austria241:354,81038,119
Belgium241:479,02747,365
Finland221:249,85019,707
Jamaica221:130,4524,751
Russia221:6,551,048261,263
Scotland221:243,35512,191
Mexico211:5,910,77231,438
Wales201:154,72710,755
Eritrea161:296,994232
Laos161:411,770354
Vietnam161:5,790,3782,464
Panama131:300,9437,078
Costa Rica121:398,3393,755
Hungary121:818,02342,199
Poland111:3,455,341126,214
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
South Korea91:5,693,362993
Senegal81:1,822,4184,361
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
American Samoa61:9,2931,961
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
Honduras51:1,763,2885,823
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Seychelles41:23,0981,012
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Dominica11:75,891912
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Tonga11:107,313791
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Deng (394,987) may also be a first name.

Deng Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Deng (邓, traditionally 鄧) has been originated from the state of Deng in the ancient Chinese kingdom of Chu, central China.

- back_flopper9981

Dang (黨) means 'party' or 'association'.

- lolcura

Deng Last Name Facts

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

The surname Deng (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﻨﻚ, Hindi: डेंग, Marathi: डॅन्ग, Russian: Денг) occurs most in China. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Deng? popularity and diffusion

Deng is the 50th most numerous surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 732 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 89 percent of Deng live; 89 percent live in East Asia and 89 percent live in Sino-East Asia. Deng is also the 2,620th most commonly used first name internationally, borne by 394,987 people.

Deng is the most commonly used last name in one country:South Sudan, where 9 percent are found. The surname is most frequent in China, where it is borne by 8,808,255 people, or 1 in 155. Excluding China it exists in 121 countries. It also occurs in South Sudan, where 9 percent are found and Sudan, where 2 percent are found.

Deng Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Deng has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 58,950 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Deng Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Deng last name are 17.75% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 70.98% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Deng earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 14.52% more than the national average, earning 396,339 kr per year; in Peru they earn 47.74% less than the national average, earning S/. 10,130 per year; in South Africa they earn 24.47% less than the national average, earning R 179,496 per year; in United States they earn 4.7% more than the national average, earning $45,178 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.95% less than the national average, earning $49,209 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dieng89232,371/
Daeng898,000/
Dheng893,240/
Dengg891,927/
Doeng891,315/
Deeng89454/
Deung8947/
Dueng8945/
Dengs8945/
Dengk8912/
Dengc898/
Denng895/
Dehng893/
Ddeng893/
Tdeng891/
Dıeng891/
Demng891/
Dengt891/
Den'g891/
Den8621,923/
Dng861,158/
Dengue802,887/
Dengke8056/
Dengsø8043/
Dengne8028/
Dhenng8024/
Dhaeng8019/
Deenng804/
Doenng803/
Dienng802/
Ddaeng802/
Ddoeng802/
Diengg801/
Diengh801/
D'Deng801/
Dhieng801/
Dennng800/
Ding756,223,013/
Deen75355,223/
Dent7540,623/
Denk7518,740/
Dien7513,335/
Dehn7510,160/
Daen753,876/
Denn752,357/
Doen75485/
Duen75373/
Dyng75288/
Deun75202/
Dhen75166/
Denc75161/
Dend7585/
Denq7529/
Demg7521/
Dhng7520/
Dden7510/
Hden757/
Desn753/
Dnng753/
Åden753/
Dũng752/
Dngp752/
Denx752/
Tden751/
Ddng751/
D'En751/
Däng751/
Demn751/
Dncg751/
Dngg751/
Dngk751/
Dngx751/
Dnqg751/
Hdng751/
Dengova7394/
Dengová7317/
Doehnng732/
Dhengne731/
Deengue731/
Diong677,732/
Denke674,494/
Denne674,198/
Dheen672,170/
Dings671,764/
Dn671,056/
Denck67767/
Daehn67690/
Diehn67679/
Dhing67658/
Duenk67399/
Dingh67398/
Deunk67270/
Dhien67251/
Tding67219/
Dhaen67175/
Duing67152/
Dhend67110/
Duehn67107/
Dhoen67103/
Gyden6767/
Dyong6746/
Dienn6744/
Dentt6737/
Doehn6727/
Ddeen6724/
Demne6719/
Duenn6717/
Øding6715/
Åding6714/
Duung6713/
Dhemg6711/
Dương6711/
Uandaeng6711/
Dding6710/
Håden6710/
Denkë679/
Daenk677/
Dingk674/
Deenn674/
Deemn674/
Deenc673/
Dienk672/
Dhent672/
Deunn672/
Deent672/
Dendt672/
Dieën672/
Denkh672/
Hdend671/
Dienq671/
Dhenk671/
Demnn671/
Deend671/
Dendh671/
Dingz671/
Dennh671/
Hdeen671/
Dượng671/
Dennt671/
Dennn671/
Ddien671/
Deesn671/
Dienc671/
Dingg671/
Dennd670/
Doenn670/
Deuhn670/
Hdenn670/
Doenk670/
Dehnk670/

Deng Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Deng in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺟﻨﻚjnk-
Deng in the Hindi language
डेंगdenga-
Deng in the Marathi language
डॅन्गden'ga-
Deng in the Russian language
Денгdeng-

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