Dongfang Surname

1,465,390th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 145 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
China
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Dongfang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dongfang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
China1291:10,599,392660
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Dongfang (187,406) may also be a first name.

Dongfang Last Name Facts

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

Dongfang is found most in China. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dongfang? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,465,390th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 50,258,937 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 96 percent of Dongfang live; 93 percent live in East Asia and 93 percent live in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 5,597th most frequently held first name world-wide, borne by 187,406 people.

The last name is most common in China, where it is held by 129 people, or 1 in 10,599,392. Outside of China this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Taiwan, where 4 percent live and Thailand, where 2 percent live.

Dongfang Last Name Statistics demography

Dongfang earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 18.21% less than the national average, earning $35,292 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dongfan932/
Dangfang888/
Dangfaung821/
Dangfan801/
Doungfeung781/
Dongphan755/
Dongphong7130/
Doungphan711/
Doungphant671/
Duongpham592/
Doungphoon562/
Dangphan501/

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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 Dongfang
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