Dongkeng Surname

2,483,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Dongkeng Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dongkeng Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon491:423,85935,946
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765

Dongkeng (496) may also be a first name.

Dongkeng Last Name Facts

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

Dongkeng is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Dongkeng.

How Common Is The Last Name Dongkeng? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dongkeng is the 2,483,783rd most commonly held surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 121,459,099 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Dongkeng live; 82 percent live in Central Africa and 82 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 381,018th most widely held first name worldwide. It is borne by 496 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is held by 49 people, or 1 in 423,859. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: West Region, where 55 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 41 percent are found and Centre Region, where 2 percent are found. Apart from Cameroon this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Morocco, where 7 percent are found and Tunisia, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Donkeng931,413/
Dounkeng88141/
Dangkeng8847/
Dongking889/
Dongceng886/
Donckeng881/
Dongcheng8217/
Doumgkeng821/
Donking8070/
Dankeng801/
Domkeng801/
Dunkeng800/
Dangking7525/
Dongqing7511/
Dungking754/
Doumkeng751/
Dongcing751/
Danceng676/
Dancheng631/
Donching631/
Dounking508/
Danchenk501/

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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 Dongkeng
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