Dahej Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Dahej Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
Dahej (78) may also be a first name.
Dahej Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dahej Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Dahej (Hindi: दहेज, Marathi: दहेज) is found most in India. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Dahej click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dahej? popularity and diffusion
Dahej is the 10,311,814th most prevalent family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Dahej are found; 67 percent are found in South Asia and 67 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,091,646th most widespread forename at a global level, held by 78 people.
This surname is most commonly held in India, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 383,532,691. In India Dahej is most frequent in: Maharashtra, where 50 percent are found and Uttar Pradesh, where 50 percent are found. Barring India this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 33 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dahej Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dahej in the Hindi language | ||
| दहेज | daheja | - |
| Dahej in the Marathi language | ||
| दहेज | daheja | 83.33 |
| दाहेज | daheja | 16.67 |
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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 Dahej
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