Dongyu Surname

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

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Dongyu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dongyu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan131:1,803,44211,840
China71:195,331,65210,124
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
France11:66,422,722504,397

Dongyu (103,613) may also be a first name.

Dongyu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dongyu occurs more in Taiwan more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dongyu? popularity and diffusion

Dongyu is the 3,730,171st most commonly held family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. Dongyu occurs mostly in Asia, where 82 percent of Dongyu are found; 71 percent are found in East Asia and 71 percent are found in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 9,873rd most common first name on earth, held by 103,613 people.

Dongyu is most numerous in Taiwan, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 1,803,442. In Taiwan Dongyu is mostly concentrated in: Tainan City, where 69 percent are found, Keelung City, where 15 percent are found and Chiayi County, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account Taiwan this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in China, where 25 percent are found and Thailand, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dongyou9238/
Donngyu921/
Dangyui774/
Dondjou62103/
Dondjeu6234/
Dondius624/
Danduyu624/
Dondoju623/
Dandeyu621/
Dondieu621/
Dondjui621/
Dhondhju571/
Donndieu571/
Dandiu508/

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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 Dongyu
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