Dönges Surname

182,027th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,336 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Dönges Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dönges Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,3051:34,9264,615
Sweden121:820,56361,223
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
France11:66,422,722504,397
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Dönges Last Name Facts

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

Dönges is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dönges? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 182,027th most commonly held last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 3,119,669 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Dönges live; 99 percent live in Western Europe and 99 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Dönges is most frequently held in Germany, where it is borne by 2,305 people, or 1 in 34,926. In Germany Dönges is most numerous in: Hesse, where 62 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 17 percent are found and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account Germany Dönges occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 1 percent are found and South Africa, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dönnges921/
Dnges917/
Dinges835,547/
Denges83191/
Dünges8354/
Döngez832/
Dynges831/
Dingess772,484/
Doenges77821/
Dengese77159/
Dengues7744/
Dienges7710/
Duenges779/
Dingesz776/
Dinghes772/
Dingets771/
Dingees771/
Dengies770/
Dinguess711,106/
Doennges719/
Dinguest719/
Tdengese711/
Dengis67759/
Dingeç67478/
Dingis67363/
Dengez6750/
Denguesse6711/
Dyngis672/
Dingez671/
Dingesová671/
Dimges671/
Dinguis6235/
Denguez6234/
Doengis621/
Dingiss620/
Dingishe571/
Dimìnguez531/
Dengueche531/
Dengiz504,999/
Dingiz5070/
Dingiç501/
Dingiş501/

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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
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  • 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 Dönges
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