Dongstra Surname
Approximately 77 people bear this surname
Dongstra Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 76 | 1:222,200 | 29,701 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Dongstra Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dongstra Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dongstra occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Dongstra.
How Common Is The Last Name Dongstra? popularity and diffusion
The last name Dongstra is the 2,152,526th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 94,643,453 people. The surname Dongstra occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Dongstra reside; 99 percent reside in Western Europe and 99 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
This last name is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 76 people, or 1 in 222,200. In The Netherlands Dongstra is mostly found in: Friesland, where 53 percent live, Groningen, where 17 percent live and South Holland, where 14 percent live. Outside of The Netherlands this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Sweden, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doncstar | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tongstri | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tongstar | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dangster | 75 | 0 | / |
| Deyoungster | 74 | 2 | / |
| Doncaster | 71 | 1,665 | / |
| Doncastor | 71 | 4 | / |
| Donkester | 71 | 0 | / |
| de Youngster | 70 | 5 | / |
| Donckaster | 67 | 14 | / |
| Tangstr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Donicastro | 67 | 1 | / |
| Don Caster | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Dongstra
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