Dong-Hyun Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Dong-Hyun Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: Dong.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dong-Hyun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015

Dong-Hyun (91) may also be a first name.

Dong-Hyun Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dong-Hyun is most common in Japan. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dong-Hyun? popularity and diffusion

Dong-Hyun is the 8,193,072nd most commonly occurring last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Dong-Hyun occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Dong-Hyun live; 100 percent live in East Asia and 80 percent live in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 998,282nd most frequently used forename globally, held by 91 people.

The surname is most numerous in Japan, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 31,961,073. In Japan it is mostly found in: Kanagawa Prefecture, where 100 percent live. Not including Japan this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in South Korea, where 20 percent live.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dong-Hyun
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