Dongyan Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Dongyan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Dongyan Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan101:2,344,47514,894
China81:170,915,1968,932
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

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

The surname Dongyan has its highest incidence in Taiwan. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Dongyan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dongyan? popularity and diffusion

Dongyan is the 3,730,171st most frequent surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. The last name Dongyan is primarily found in Asia, where 82 percent of Dongyan live; 64 percent live in East Asia and 64 percent live in Sino-East Asia. Dongyan is also the 6,427th most commonly occurring first name internationally, held by 163,972 people.

The surname Dongyan is most frequently occurring in Taiwan, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 2,344,475. In Taiwan it is most numerous in: Kaohsiung City, where 30 percent live, Penghu County, where 30 percent live and Chiayi City, where 10 percent live. Not including Taiwan Dongyan exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in China, where 29 percent live and Brazil, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dangyan8654/
Dongyoun801/
Dandyan7133/
Dondjang6710/
Dangyoun677/
Dandyand671/
Dondiean670/
Dandujyan632/
Dandyaneh631/
Dandyam571/
Dondjon571/
Dandjong5310/
Deundian538/
Domdjang533/
Dondiong532/
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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 Dongyan
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