Dongyao Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
China
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Dongyao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dongyao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
China21:683,660,78330,601
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Dongyao (15,176) may also be a first name.

Dongyao Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dongyao is more commonly found in China than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Dongyao.

How Common Is The Last Name Dongyao? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,968,613th most widespread family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Dongyao occurs mostly in Asia, where 75 percent of Dongyao live; 75 percent live in East Asia and 75 percent live in Sino-East Asia. Dongyao is also the 46,027th most common first name in the world, held by 15,176 people.

The last name Dongyao is most frequently occurring in China, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 683,660,783. Outside of China this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Taiwan, where 25 percent reside and The United States, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dongya9210/
Dongyai86311/
Dongyou8638/
Dingyao869/
Dengyao863/
Dongyoy862/
Tongyao862/
Dongyeo861/
Doungya861/
Dungyao861/
Dongy834/
Daengyao8036/
Doungyai8017/
Duangyao804/
Douangya801/
Duongyai801/
Dangya7788/
Tongya7784/
Dingya7761/
Dongye7755/
Dongyu7728/
Dongyi7719/
Dengyo7719/
Dungya7716/
Dhongy774/
Tongyo773/
Dangyo773/
Dengya772/
Donagy772/
Dungyo772/
Douangyai752/
Dehwongya752/
Tongyai71107/
Tongyoo71105/
Duangya7189/
Tongyoy7187/
Tongyoi7181/
Tongyou7179/
Dangyai7148/
Dhingya7138/
Tangyao7127/
Daengyo7114/
Dongyue7113/
Dhangya7110/
Dengyou7110/
Daengya718/
Dingyou714/
Donahgy712/
Tungyao711/
Tengyao711/
Donngyu711/
Duangyai67693/
Dungy67514/
Daengyai67212/
Dangy6781/
Tongyoou6730/
Dingy6727/
Tongy6713/
Toongyai676/
Dewangyo674/
Daungyai673/
Dengy673/
Doungyeewha671/
Tongyyai671/
Toongyoo671/
Dangyewa671/
Dayngyai671/
Dangyaya671/
Doumdjaou501/

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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 Dongyao
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