Dowong Surname
Approximately 24 people bear this surname
Dowong Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 15 | 1:543,581 | 66,712 |
| Indonesia | 8 | 1:16,531,149 | 488,268 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Dowong (13) may also be a first name.
Dowong Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dowong Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dowong occurs most in Papua New Guinea. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Dowong click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dowong? popularity and diffusion
Dowong is the 4,034,050th most widespread family name in the world, held by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. The surname Dowong is primarily found in Oceania, where 63 percent of Dowong are found; 63 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 63 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Dowong is also the 3,159,357th most frequently used forename throughout the world, borne by 13 people.
It is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 543,581. In Papua New Guinea Dowong is mostly found in: Morobe, where 93 percent are found and West New Britain, where 7 percent are found. Other than Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 33 percent are found and The Philippines, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dowwong | 92 | 3 | / |
| Douwong | 92 | 1 | / |
| Dowoteng | 86 | 3 | / |
| Douwoung | 86 | 1 | / |
| Dawong | 83 | 1,026 | / |
| Duwong | 83 | 140 | / |
| Dowang | 83 | 115 | / |
| Dewong | 83 | 61 | / |
| Doweng | 83 | 17 | / |
| Dobong | 83 | 7 | / |
| Dowung | 83 | 1 | / |
| Deewong | 77 | 294 | / |
| Douwang | 77 | 7 | / |
| Dohwang | 77 | 5 | / |
| Dhuwong | 77 | 4 | / |
| Doubong | 77 | 3 | / |
| Daewong | 77 | 2 | / |
| Dewoung | 77 | 1 | / |
| Duwongs | 77 | 1 | / |
| Doewang | 77 | 1 | / |
| D'Awong | 77 | 1 | / |
| Doobong | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dachwong | 71 | 2 | / |
| Deewongg | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dawosing | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dawang | 67 | 5,478 | / |
| Dewang | 67 | 320 | / |
| Duwang | 67 | 279 | / |
| Dabong | 67 | 272 | / |
| Daweng | 67 | 181 | / |
| Davong | 67 | 46 | / |
| Dawung | 67 | 40 | / |
| Dubong | 67 | 21 | / |
| Doveng | 67 | 12 | / |
| Duwung | 67 | 7 | / |
| Devong | 67 | 7 | / |
| Dobang | 67 | 4 | / |
| Dovung | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dawoosing | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dovang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dowengowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Duvong | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Dowong
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