Dounkeng Surname

1,491,356th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 141 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Dounkeng Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dounkeng Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1401:148,35016,370
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Dounkeng Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dounkeng occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dounkeng? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dounkeng is the 1,491,356th most commonly held last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 51,684,723 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Dounkeng reside; 99 percent reside in Central Africa and 99 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name Dounkeng is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is held by 140 people, or 1 in 148,350. In Cameroon Dounkeng is primarily found in: West Region, where 31 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 29 percent are found and Centre Region, where 24 percent are found. Without taking into account Cameroon this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Belgium, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dounkeung941/
Donkeng931,413/
Dunkeng930/
Dongkeng8860/
Dounking888/
Doumkeng881/
Donckeng881/
Dunken86837/
Donken86153/
Doumgkeng821/
Donking8070/
Dunking8015/
Dohnken805/
Donkaen802/
Domkeng801/
Dankeng801/
Dongken801/
Dounkin801/
Dunkenn800/
Duncken800/
Dunkent800/
Doonkeen7576/
Dangkeng7547/
Dongceng756/
Dungking754/
Daungken751/
Dunkings750/
Duncking750/
Dunkin715,591/
Donkin714,350/
Danken712,040/
Domken7199/
Donkem7139/
Dongcheng7117/
Duncen7111/
Dunkyn7111/
Donkyn718/
Doungchen714/
Doncen711/
Dunkhn711/
Donkne710/
Dunkem710/
Donkina67893/
Dunkina67168/
Deinken67120/
Dahnken6797/
Dangken6755/
Dongkem6716/
Dunkyna6713/
Dungkin678/
Donkyna677/
Danceng676/
Dunckin673/
Danking672/
Dainken672/
Doenkin672/
Donkgne672/
Doenkyn672/
Dongcen671/
Dancken671/
Dhonkne671/
Donchen671/
Dunnkin670/
Duncing670/
Daenken670/
Dunchen670/
Dankuen670/
Dauncen670/

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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
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  • 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 Dounkeng
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