Diong Surname
Approximately 7,732 people bear this surname
Diong Surname User-submission:
It is a surname that is derived originally from the Mandarin word zhang but the pronunciation is changed as the word is slightly different in the Hokchew dialect.
The word zhang (and therefore diong) is used as a collective word and means 'piece of'.
Read More About This SurnameDiong Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senegal | 3,024 | 1:4,821 | 256 |
| Malaysia | 1,643 | 1:17,951 | 1,725 |
| Philippines | 1,583 | 1:63,953 | 10,867 |
| Mali | 581 | 1:29,207 | 949 |
| Mauritania | 286 | 1:14,318 | 1,362 |
| Singapore | 188 | 1:29,296 | 1,115 |
| Indonesia | 117 | 1:1,130,335 | 81,024 |
| United States | 69 | 1:5,253,028 | 264,570 |
| Cameroon | 42 | 1:494,502 | 40,134 |
| Thailand | 34 | 1:2,077,598 | 243,257 |
| Ivory Coast | 23 | 1:1,003,097 | 24,580 |
| Australia | 19 | 1:1,420,826 | 73,129 |
| Guinea | 15 | 1:788,921 | 1,267 |
| Canada | 14 | 1:2,631,828 | 153,264 |
| Congo | 13 | 1:383,777 | 9,863 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Papua New Guinea | 12 | 1:679,476 | 78,554 |
| France | 8 | 1:8,302,840 | 321,660 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Burkina Faso | 5 | 1:3,670,420 | 19,318 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
Diong (1,177) may also be a first name.
Diong Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
It is a surname that is derived originally from the Mandarin word zhang but the pronunciation is changed as the word is slightly different in the Hokchew dialect.
The word zhang (and therefore diong) is used as a collective word and means 'piece of'.
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Diong Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Diong Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Diong (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﻮﻧﻚ) is most common in Senegal. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Diong? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 64,675th most frequent family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 942,518 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 52 percent of Diong reside; 51 percent reside in West Africa and 43 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. Diong is also the 231,359th most frequent first name globally, borne by 1,177 people.
The last name is most widely held in Senegal, where it is carried by 3,024 people, or 1 in 4,821. In Senegal Diong is primarily concentrated in: Matam Region, where 43 percent live, Dakar Region, where 21 percent live and Tambacounda Region, where 15 percent live. Beside Senegal this surname is found in 39 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 21 percent live and The Philippines, where 20 percent live.
Diong Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Evangelical (100%) in Lebanon.
In The United States Diong are 38.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 85.71% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Diong earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 39.49% less than the national average, earning R 143,796 per year; in United States they earn 13.92% more than the national average, earning $49,156 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.31% more than the national average, earning $56,298 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Diong Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Diong in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺟﻮﻧﻚ | jwnk | 67.74 |
| ﺍﺩﻳﻮﻧﻚ | adywnk | 4.84 |
| ﺍﺩﺟﻮﻧﻚ | adjwnk | 4.84 |
| ﺩﻭﻧﻚ | dwnk | 4.84 |
| ﺟﻨﻚ | jnk | 3.23 |
| ﺟﻴﻮﻧﻚ | jywnk | 3.23 |
| ﺍﻧﺠﻮﻙ | anjwk | 3.23 |
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