Dongyen Surname

1,369,340th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 161 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Dongyen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dongyen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand1571:449,92679,063
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567

Dongyen (64) may also be a first name.

Dongyen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dongyen is found in Thailand more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Dongyen.

How Common Is The Last Name Dongyen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,369,340th most numerous last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 45,264,260 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Dongyen are found; 98 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 98 percent are found in Tai-Asia. Dongyen is also the 1,223,525th most frequently used forename throughout the world. It is borne by 64 people.

Dongyen is most frequently used in Thailand, where it is carried by 157 people, or 1 in 449,926. In Thailand Dongyen is most numerous in: Phrae Province, where 54 percent reside, Satun Province, where 17 percent reside and Chiang Mai Province, where 9 percent reside. Excluding Thailand this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 2 percent reside.

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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 Dongyen
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