Dongcheng Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Dongcheng Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dongcheng Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan101:2,344,47514,894
China31:455,773,85521,925
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Dongcheng (91,062) may also be a first name.

Dongcheng Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dongcheng occurs more in Taiwan more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dongcheng? popularity and diffusion

Dongcheng is the 4,772,636th most numerous family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 82 percent of Dongcheng reside; 76 percent reside in East Asia and 76 percent reside in Sino-East Asia. Dongcheng is also the 11,092nd most frequently held first name world-wide, borne by 91,062 people.

The last name Dongcheng is most commonly occurring in Taiwan, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 2,344,475. In Taiwan it is most numerous in: Yunlin County, where 50 percent are found, Pingtung County, where 30 percent are found and Yilan County, where 20 percent are found. Not including Taiwan it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in China, where 18 percent are found and The United States, where 12 percent are found.

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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 Dongcheng
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