Dongchen Surname
Approximately 145 people bear this surname
Dongchen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taiwan | 139 | 1:168,667 | 1,475 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Dongchen (28,788) may also be a first name.
Dongchen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dongchen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dongchen (Tibetan: སྡོང་ཆེན།) is most common in Taiwan. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Dongchen? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,465,390th most commonly held family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 50,258,937 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Dongchen reside; 99 percent reside in East Asia and 99 percent reside in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 28,802nd most frequently used forename throughout the world. It is borne by 28,788 people.
This last name is most widely held in Taiwan, where it is borne by 139 people, or 1 in 168,667. In Taiwan Dongchen is primarily found in: Kaohsiung City, where 35 percent are found, Tainan City, where 13 percent are found and Taichung City, where 10 percent are found. Barring Taiwan this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in China, where 3 percent are found and New Zealand, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dongcheng | 94 | 17 | / |
| Doungchen | 94 | 4 | / |
| Dongcheen | 94 | 1 | / |
| Donchen | 93 | 1 | / |
| Dongcen | 93 | 1 | / |
| Dongceng | 88 | 6 | / |
| Dongshen | 88 | 2 | / |
| Doncen | 86 | 1 | / |
| Doungchin | 82 | 2 | / |
| Dangcheen | 82 | 1 | / |
| Donchin | 80 | 139 | / |
| Dongsen | 80 | 29 | / |
| Danchen | 80 | 18 | / |
| Donggen | 80 | 3 | / |
| Dongken | 80 | 1 | / |
| Doungsen | 75 | 32 | / |
| Doonchin | 75 | 4 | / |
| Dungchin | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dongcing | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dongjeen | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dongkeun | 75 | 1 | / |
| Donckeng | 75 | 1 | / |
| Donken | 71 | 153 | / |
| Dancen | 71 | 12 | / |
| Doungchim | 71 | 5 | / |
| Doungseng | 71 | 4 | / |
| Dogjen | 71 | 3 | / |
| Doncin | 71 | 3 | / |
| Doungsaen | 71 | 2 | / |
| Doungjeen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Danggen | 67 | 620 | / |
| Danchin | 67 | 560 | / |
| Dangsen | 67 | 61 | / |
| Dangken | 67 | 55 | / |
| Dungjen | 67 | 46 | / |
| Dongjin | 67 | 30 | / |
| Dongxin | 67 | 21 | / |
| Dongkem | 67 | 16 | / |
| Dongqun | 67 | 9 | / |
| Dongkin | 67 | 6 | / |
| Dohnken | 67 | 5 | / |
| Dongqin | 67 | 4 | / |
| Dongsin | 67 | 2 | / |
| Donkaen | 67 | 2 | / |
| Donkgne | 67 | 2 | / |
| Duonghuynh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dancken | 67 | 1 | / |
| Daungchina | 67 | 1 | / |
Dongchen Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dongchen in the Tibetan language | ||
| སྡོང་ཆེན། | dongchen | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Dongchen
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