Dontong Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Dontong Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dontong Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon211:989,00363,570
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148

Dontong Last Name Facts

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

Dontong occurs most in Cameroon. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dontong? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,543,123rd most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. The last name Dontong is primarily found in Africa, where 68 percent of Dontong reside; 68 percent reside in Central Africa and 65 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name Dontong is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 989,003. In Cameroon it is most common in: Littoral Region, where 48 percent live, West Region, where 38 percent live and East Region, where 5 percent live. Apart from Cameroon this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Thailand, where 32 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Donthong93850/
Donton92741/
Dhonthong881/
Dantong86180/
Dontone8625/
Dounton865/
Domtong863/
Dontang861/
Doynton861/
Donthon861/
Dointon860/
Danthong80147/
Domthong80116/
Dantoing8095/
Dunthong801/
Danton774,524/
Dontan7747/
Dontom775/
Domton772/
Dantone71740/
Daanton71286/
Damtong71134/
Daunton71121/
Dantoin7194/
Dantung7175/
Dantang7173/
D'Anton7117/
Donthan716/
Dumtong714/
Duntang713/
Donthom712/
Dhanton711/
Dantton710/
D'Antone67237/
Damthong67235/
Dantoine6791/
Dantheng6736/
Dantoint6731/
Dauntang6712/
Domtoune6712/
Dumthong6711/
Dantoune675/
Dántoine671/
Donthoum671/
Danthoin671/
Danthang671/

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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 Dontong
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