Dong Surname

81st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,326,023 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
China
Highest density in:
China

Dong Surname User-submission:

The surname Dong has several possible origins. One story says that the surname was first given to an adviser to the emperor Shun in the 23rd century BC. The adviser was skilled in the taming of dragons, and he was given the surname Dong, because it sounds like 龍, meaning 'dragon'.

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Dong Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
China7,155,1881:19146
Vietnam64,4611:1,437118
Taiwan42,2531:55563
United States13,4731:26,9033,369
Thailand11,1131:6,356252
Singapore5,3161:1,036147
Hong Kong5,1161:1,434134
South Sudan4,7561:2,400474
Canada3,4081:10,8111,624
Myanmar2,2311:23,280441
Cameroon2,0601:10,0821,335
Cambodia1,8531:8,358882
Australia1,8241:14,8002,099
Ghana1,6631:16,2482,082
Spain1,4151:33,0403,304
India1,3691:560,31127,477
Macau8191:735133
Indonesia6711:197,09318,733
Malaysia6401:46,0853,677
England6171:90,3059,745
France5811:114,32517,194
Saudi Arabia4371:70,60810,708
United Arab Emirates3991:22,9632,616
Japan3651:350,25811,997
Germany3281:245,44326,770
Nigeria3261:543,38326,582
Papua New Guinea3261:25,0112,769
South Korea3131:163,707180
New Zealand2751:16,4672,872
Netherlands2401:70,36311,970
Gabon2021:9,3521,744
Suriname1851:2,987486
Philippines1841:550,20862,110
Italy1761:347,48141,349
Denmark1481:38,1403,978
Brazil1371:1,562,58651,889
Sweden1291:76,3315,713
Russia911:1,583,770106,512
Austria721:118,27016,587
Ecuador721:220,9158,145
Norway621:82,94011,515
Mexico531:2,342,00420,289
Qatar501:47,1604,880
Switzerland411:200,31517,548
Belgium391:294,78634,540
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
South Africa331:1,641,74981,435
Scotland321:167,3079,494
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Finland261:211,41217,592
Iran261:2,953,17490,148
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
Nepal201:1,424,0487,048
Hungary181:545,34933,535
Ireland161:294,30910,207
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
Wales161:193,40812,484
Pakistan141:12,760,27855,960
Senegal141:1,041,3823,211
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Afghanistan111:2,923,01717,932
Belarus101:950,10668,851
Belize91:39,4972,328
Laos91:732,036508
Kenya81:5,772,48850,256
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
American Samoa61:9,2931,961
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Ivory Coast61:3,845,20548,272
Slovakia61:889,40878,715
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Bulgaria51:1,395,78141,665
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Brunei41:104,6832,048
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Congo41:1,247,27420,238
Mali41:4,242,2592,433
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Oman41:921,9937,313
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Tonga41:26,828461
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Jamaica31:956,64910,513
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Bhutan21:308,0201,264
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Solomon Islands21:290,01419,875
Transnistria21:237,35016,204
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
North Korea11:25,117,046108
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

Dong (183,991) may also be a first name.

Dong Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Dong has several possible origins. One story says that the surname was first given to an adviser to the emperor Shun in the 23rd century BC. The adviser was skilled in the taming of dragons, and he was given the surname Dong, because it sounds like 龍, meaning 'dragon'.

Another story says that the surname Dong was first given to a descendant of Zhu Rong, a god of fire in Chinese mythology. Zhu Rong was said to have been born in the east, and his descendants were given the surname Dong to commemorate their origins.

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Dong Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dong (Hindi: डोंग, Marathi: दोन, Russian: Донг, Tibetan: གདོང་།) is borne by more people in China than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dong? popularity and diffusion

It is the 81st most prevalent surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 995 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Dong reside; 98 percent reside in East Asia and 98 percent reside in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 5,707th most common first name in the world, held by 183,991 people.

Dong is most prevalent in China, where it is borne by 7,155,188 people, or 1 in 191. Excluding China this surname is found in 134 countries. It also occurs in Vietnam, where 1 percent live and Taiwan, where 1 percent live.

Dong Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dong has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dong last name expanded 44,910 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 8,814 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dong Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Dong last name is predominantly Orthodox (67%) in Russia and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Dong surname are 11.96% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 65.19% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Dong earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 60.47% less than the national average, earning €11,870 per year; in Norway they earn 19.04% less than the national average, earning 280,173 kr per year; in Peru they earn 533.18% more than the national average, earning S/. 122,742 per year; in South Africa they earn 82.75% less than the national average, earning R 41,004 per year; in Vietnam they earn 4.36% less than the national average, earning 78,843,300 ₫ per year; in United States they earn 11.66% more than the national average, earning $48,179 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.93% more than the national average, earning $51,138 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Duong891,174,668/
Doong891,517/
Doung891,420/
Doeng891,315/
Doing89628/
Dongs89262/
Dhong89105/
Dongh8955/
Donng8915/
Tdong895/
Dongq892/
D'Ong892/
Dongt891/
Hdong891/
Donhg891/
Ddong891/
Doyng890/
Don8658,442/
Dongue801,454/
Doting80215/
Dosing80118/
Dongke8034/
Doseng8024/
Docing8012/
Dongqu808/
Doceng806/
Dongne806/
Doßing806/
Dohung805/
Doungh805/
Doenng803/
Duongh802/
Ddoeng802/
Doteng802/
Dhongs802/
Duongg801/
Duongs801/
Tduong801/
Doings801/
Doongh801/
D'Uong801/
D'Dong801/
D'Hong801/
Dhongh801/
Doingz801/
Donggt801/
Dhoong801/
Dang751,846,774/
Dung75105,987/
Duon7517,433/
Done7516,979/
Donn752,675/
Doon752,540/
Dohn752,243/
Dond751,902/
Donk751,841/
Doin751,075/
Dhon751,072/
Dont75435/
Donh75385/
Doun75339/
Donc7555/
Doyn7524/
Donq7518/
Dosn756/
Domg753/
Domn752/
Dâng752/
Doën751/
Tdon751/
Dotn751/
Donx751/
D'On750/
Doungue73986/
Dongque73127/
Dossing73110/
Dotting7374/
Dongowa7343/
Dongova7327/
Doosing7316/
Dongová7314/
Doungne7313/
Dooting735/
Donggue735/
Dhoting734/
Doehnng732/
Douteng732/
Doiting731/
Dhtdong731/
Domngne731/
D'Duong731/
Doungkh731/
Dousing730/
Doising730/
Dohsing730/
Douting730/
Dhone6722,065/
Dhang675,262/
Donne675,053/
Dhont672,913/
Dhond672,627/
Daang672,103/
Dhonk671,788/
Doten671,782/
Dosen671,368/
Doone67808/
Donhe67662/
Doyne67616/
Donck67606/
Dosne67594/
Dotin67518/
Duonh67509/
Daung67500/
Dosyn67492/
Dungs67424/
Dosin67357/
Dound67351/
Donke67322/
Doune67223/
Doine67220/
Dangs67181/
Dogne67169/
Duing67152/
Dangh67127/
Domne6784/
Doncq6776/
Dounn6767/
Doond6763/
Doink6763/
Dhung6761/
Dhoon6759/
Dondt6749/
Deung6747/
Duongová6746/
Dohun6735/
Docen6730/
Dunng6730/
Duont6722/
D'Hon6715/
Duung6713/
Dangc6710/
Dhonn678/
Duone677/
Dhoin676/
Dangt676/
Doind676/
Dount675/
D'One675/
Doohn674/
Tdone674/
Dgang674/
Dohyn674/
Dungh673/
Don't673/
Danng673/
Ddonn673/
Docin673/
Doncs673/
Duongova673/
Doonk673/
Duond672/
Dahng672/
Tdang672/
Ddang672/
Doint672/
Donnt672/
Dangg672/
Dgung672/
Doont672/
Dungg672/
Ddung671/
Dungt671/
Duomg671/
Duonc671/
Dondd671/
Dondh671/
Donzs671/
Gydon671/
Duocheng671/
Donkh671/
Doonh671/
Dootingh671/
Donzì671/
Doutn671/
Dosén671/
Dounh671/
Dungk671/
Dasng671/
Dosnq671/
Dgoun671/
Dontt670/
Hddon670/
Doenk670/
Donhs670/
Dousn670/
Doumn670/

Dong Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dong in the Marathi language
दोनdona-
Dong in the Hindi language
डोंगdonga50
डंगdanga33.33
डॉगdoga16.67
Dong in the Tibetan language
གདོང་།dong40
དོང་dong20
དུང་dung20
མདོང་dong20
Dong in the Russian language
Донгdong-

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