Dion Surname

8,972nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 63,157 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Dion Surname Definition:

(French) Descendant of Dion (Grecian god of wine); one who came from Dionne, in Burgundy.

Dion Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast20,9141:1,103110
Canada19,5141:1,888187
United States11,2441:32,2364,021
France5,3401:12,4391,239
Philippines1,1051:91,61815,950
Indonesia8261:160,10815,625
Thailand7591:93,06813,103
Belgium6021:19,0972,940
Togo4201:17,2575,159
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Malawi2351:72,8479,384
Papua New Guinea2351:34,6974,087
Cameroon2111:98,43211,665
Congo2021:24,6982,694
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Nigeria1131:1,567,63558,980
England1011:551,66433,983
Russia731:1,974,288123,658
Taiwan661:355,2232,819
Australia631:428,50333,982
Hong Kong561:130,9912,371
Pakistan501:3,572,87826,888
Malaysia471:627,53730,158
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
Iraq421:833,84911,429
Brazil311:6,905,624162,221
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Greece271:410,36354,524
New Caledonia261:10,6242,723
Switzerland251:328,51725,592
New Zealand201:226,41621,878
India171:45,121,493474,784
Liberia171:259,32615,766
Senegal171:857,6082,905
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Denmark151:376,31425,792
United Arab Emirates141:654,44824,061
China131:105,178,5825,529
Solomon Islands131:44,6188,903
Spain131:3,596,31069,669
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Belarus101:950,10668,851
Colombia71:6,824,86722,056
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
Mali41:4,242,2592,433
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Northern Ireland31:615,01218,081
Armenia31:976,72713,552
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Yemen31:8,808,43135,773
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England461:529,89928,330
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5251:95,6559,761

Dion (56,472) may also be a first name.

Dion Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French) Descendant of Dion (Grecian god of wine); one who came from Dionne, in Burgundy.

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

Dion Last Name Facts

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

Dion (Hindi: दि्ऒन, Marathi: डीऑन, Russian: Дион) is held by more people in The Ivory Coast than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Dion.

How Common Is The Last Name Dion? popularity and diffusion

Dion is the 8,972nd most frequently used surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 115,388 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 48 percent of Dion reside; 48 percent reside in North America and 26 percent reside in Gallo-North America. It is also the 16,669th most widely held first name globally It is held by 56,472 people.

The last name Dion is most widespread in The Ivory Coast, where it is borne by 20,914 people, or 1 in 1,103. In The Ivory Coast it is most frequent in: Montagnes District, where 74 percent live, Abidjan Autonomous District, where 11 percent live and Bas-Sassandra District, where 7 percent live. Other than The Ivory Coast Dion occurs in 108 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 31 percent live and The United States, where 18 percent live.

Dion Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dion has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 2,142 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 220 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dion Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Shiite (50%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Dion last name are 8.24% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 61.47% being registered with the political party.

The amount Dion earn in different countries varies significantly. In Colombia they earn 6% less than the national average, earning $21,340,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 10.59% more than the national average, earning $47,720 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.38% less than the national average, earning $42,538 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dione8991,590/
Diong897,732/
Dijon891,773/
Deion89104/
Dihon8969/
Daion8966/
Dhion8941/
Djion8925/
Diont8919/
Dionn898/
Dioon893/
Diohn893/
Dioan893/
Diond892/
Dionh892/
Dionq892/
Dieon891/
Doion891/
Diomn891/
Din861,912,085/
Dionne8025,128/
Dijong80153/
Doihon80130/
Diogne8049/
Dihong8048/
Daihon8038/
Djiong8030/
Dihoun8025/
Diotin8017/
Diehon8013/
Dioncq8012/
Dagion808/
Dhaion807/
Dayion805/
Dajion804/
Dugion803/
Dioyne802/
Daijon802/
Dogion802/
Dioșan802/
Dihone802/
Diosen802/
Dionck801/
Deijon801/
Deionh801/
Ddione801/
Deihon801/
Dieuon801/
Diosne801/
Duiyon801/
Diohan801/
Diomne801/
Dionhe801/
Dhiong801/
Ding756,223,013/
Dina7584,724/
Ddin7525,030/
Dian7523,430/
Dien7513,335/
Deon755,854/
Diom754,925/
Duin754,080/
Djon751,725/
Dinn751,535/
Dyon75834/
Dhin75644/
Doen75485/
Dind75463/
Dihn75122/
Ådin7599/
Dián7584/
Déon7533/
Dint7515/
Dijn755/
Disn754/
Dgin754/
Dimn754/
D'In753/
Dinq753/
Ødin753/
Hdin752/
Dião752/
Dêon751/
Diën751/
Dinï751/
Dinë751/
Diongue7313,793/
Dihoune7372/
Daiyong7346/
Dionova7331/
Diochin7319/
Djionne7310/
Dhihong7310/
Dehieon736/
Diosing734/
Diossen732/
Diottin732/
Dajiong732/
Diongne731/
Daijong731/
De'jion731/
Djiogne731/
Diehoun731/
Diossin731/
Diocent731/
Dionque731/
Dieijon731/
Diane67110,718/
Doyon6711,147/
Diang679,489/
Dayon675,969/
Dehon674,418/
Dihan673,564/
Dinne672,052/
Djian671,545/
Dujon671,485/
Djong671,377/
Dejon671,265/
Dhina671,062/
Dn671,056/
Dijan671,046/
Djone67785/
Diehn67679/
Dhing67658/
Dajon67623/
D'Eon67533/
Dingh67398/
Dhian67327/
Diahn67265/
Dhien67251/
Dincq67243/
Tding67219/
Duyon67208/
Deyon67194/
Deong67186/
Dhuin67143/
Dhoen67103/
Deone6799/
Diant6799/
Dhind6770/
Dhyon6764/
Deeon6757/
Dyong6746/
Dienn6744/
Diand6740/
Dihom6738/
Dimne6738/
Djohn6736/
Dhimn6729/
Djonh6729/
Dihonova6729/
Doehn6727/
Dinnh6723/
D'Inc6720/
Djhon6720/
Deaon6717/
Djoun6716/
Øding6715/
Åding6714/
Dhinn6713/
Diean6713/
Dheon6711/
Dding6710/
Ddina6710/
Dianc6710/
Diaan679/
Diann678/
Ddinn678/
Déhon678/
Dijom678/
Deoun677/
Dindh676/
Dojon676/
Dinkë676/
Dyone675/
Hddin675/
Djiom674/
Dingk674/
Ddian674/
Deoon674/
Dyhon674/
Dintt673/
Dinqu673/
Dianh673/
Deonn673/
D'Ina673/
Duinn672/
Gydin672/
Tddin672/
Dieën672/
Djiongue672/
Deont672/
Dgian672/
Dimnc671/
Dimnt671/
Dinkh671/
Dhdin671/
Dhint671/
Dyoon671/
Deohn671/
Diasn671/
Åhdin671/
Gyion671/
Djioteng671/
Djoin671/
Djonc671/
Djond671/
Djonn671/
Diğan671/
Dyont671/
Diatn671/
Diján671/
Diongowa671/
Dinqq671/
Dyonh671/
Dyonn671/
Ddien671/
Dduin671/
Dingg671/
Diamn671/
Htdin671/
Doenn670/
Dejionne670/
Dimnn670/

Dion Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dion in the Hindi language
दि्ऒनdiona-
Dion in the Marathi language
डीऑनdi'ona75
डीयोनdiyona25
Dion in the Russian language
Дионdion-

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