Cognomen 曉東 (Xiaodong 
, 曉東 ) , in the world, is quite a rare last name. The surname 曉東 is characteristic of Laos, where it is quite a rare surname, Taiwan, and Jamaica, where it is a rare surname. In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in China, Taiwan, and Indonesia. Much more frequently, 曉東 is the forename as well as the last name.