Dongyan Surname
Approximately 28 people bear this surname
Dongyan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taiwan | 10 | 1:2,344,475 | 14,894 |
| China | 8 | 1:170,915,196 | 8,932 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Dongyan (163,972) may also be a first name.
Dongyan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dongyan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dongyan is more commonly found in Taiwan than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Dongyan? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,730,171st most frequently held surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 82 percent of Dongyan reside; 64 percent reside in East Asia and 64 percent reside in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 6,427th most commonly held forename worldwide, borne by 163,972 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Taiwan, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 2,344,475. In Taiwan it is most common in: Kaohsiung City, where 30 percent live, Penghu County, where 30 percent live and Chiayi City, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account Taiwan this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also common in China, where 29 percent live and Brazil, where 7 percent live.
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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
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- 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 Dongyan
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