Dongxiang Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Dongxiang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dongxiang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan131:1,803,44211,840
China51:273,464,31313,838
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Dongxiang (60,635) may also be a first name.

Dongxiang Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dongxiang occurs most in Taiwan. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dongxiang? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,427,875th most commonly held last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. The last name Dongxiang is mostly found in Asia, where 90 percent of Dongxiang are found; 90 percent are found in East Asia and 90 percent are found in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 15,722nd most frequently held first name at a global level, borne by 60,635 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Taiwan, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 1,803,442. Not including Taiwan Dongxiang exists in 3 countries. It is also common in China, where 25 percent are found and Brazil, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dongxian943/
Dongjiang8912/
Dongxiong891/
Dongjian8222/
Daxiang7514/
Danxian752/
Doungseang747/
Dangsian71119/
Dangchjian631/
Dongseon591/
Daxiong5011/

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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 Dongxiang
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