Dongson Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Dongson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dongson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria171:10,420,162203,261
Cameroon121:1,730,75692,157
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Dongson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dongson is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dongson? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dongson is the 3,602,217th most frequently used family name in the world, held by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. Dongson occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Dongson are found; 57 percent are found in West Africa and 57 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 10,420,162. In Nigeria Dongson is mostly found in: Kaduna, where 65 percent live and Niger, where 35 percent live. Other than Nigeria it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 40 percent live and The Philippines, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Dongson
  • 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