Dongso Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Dongso Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dongso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon191:1,093,10967,608
Taiwan131:1,803,44211,840
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898

Dongso (13) may also be a first name.

Dongso Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dongso is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dongso? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,323,005th most commonly used last name globally It is held by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 54 percent of Dongso live; 51 percent live in West Africa and 37 percent live in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequently occurring first name internationally, held by 13 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 1,093,109. In Cameroon Dongso is most prevalent in: Far North Region, where 53 percent live, North Region, where 42 percent live and Centre Region, where 5 percent live. Apart from Cameroon this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Taiwan, where 37 percent live and The Philippines, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dongsoo928/
Dongsoa924/
Dongsou921/
Doungsoy866/
Doungsoi866/
Dongco83232/
Dungso8336/
Dangso8315/
Dongsa839/
Dongjo833/
Dongcoy77380/
Dangsod7731/
Dangsoy7727/
Dangsou7715/
Doungsa776/
Dongzuo772/
Dangsoo771/
Dongzou771/
Dongzhou7123/
Dongzhuo713/
Duongsaa713/
Dongchoo711/
Doungcho711/
Dangco67533/
Dancso6780/
Dangsa6741/
Doungchoo679/
Doungsaad675/
Dongca674/
Dungsa673/
Doncsó671/

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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 Dongso
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis