Donking Surname

2,273,756th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 70 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Liberia

Donking Surname Definition:

1 English forms of Duncan, q.v. 2 for Dankin, q.v.

Donking Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon391:532,54042,124
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Liberia91:489,83723,279
England61:9,286,343223,652
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Donking (123) may also be a first name.

Donking Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

1 English forms of Duncan, q.v. 2 for Dankin, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Donking Last Name Facts

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

The last name Donking is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Donking? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,273,756th most commonly used surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 104,107,799 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 73 percent of Donking are found; 56 percent are found in Central Africa and 56 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Donking is also the 840,349th most widespread forename worldwide, borne by 123 people.

The surname Donking is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is borne by 39 people, or 1 in 532,540. In Cameroon Donking is most numerous in: Littoral Region, where 51 percent live, Centre Region, where 41 percent live and West Region, where 5 percent live. Apart from Cameroon Donking exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 16 percent live and Liberia, where 13 percent live.

Donking Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Donking has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Donking surname decreased 54 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dongking939/
Dounking938/
Donkeng861,413/
Dunking8615/
Danking862/
Dounkeng80141/
Dongkeng8060/
Dangking8025/
Dongqing8011/
Dungking804/
Dongcing801/
Donckeng801/
Donching801/
Duncking800/
Dunkings800/
Dounkeung751/
Danqing7113/
Damking717/
Dancing717/
Domkeng711/
Dankeng711/
Duncing710/
Dunkeng710/
Dongceng676/
Doumkeng671/
Danching671/
Dongcheng6317/
Doumgkeng631/
Danceng576/
Dancheng531/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Donking
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