Dahilan Surname

386,017th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 920 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Dahilan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dahilan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines8921:113,49619,623
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Dahilan (10) may also be a first name.

Dahilan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dahilan (Marathi: डहीलन) is held by more people in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Dahilan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dahilan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 386,017th most frequently occurring family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 7,921,246 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Dahilan are found; 99 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 94 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 3,684,242nd most common first name throughout the world It is held by 10 people.

The surname Dahilan is most frequently occurring in The Philippines, where it is borne by 892 people, or 1 in 113,496. In The Philippines it is primarily found in: Northern Mindanao, where 55 percent live, Calabarzon, where 11 percent live and National Capital Region, where 6 percent live. Aside from The Philippines this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Singapore, where 2 percent live and Sri Lanka, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dhahilan931/
Dahelan867/
Dahilong801/
Dohailan801/
Dahillon801/
Daelan773/
Dağılan71260/
Dehilon711/
Daelyan711/
Dehillon672/
Deaillon671/
Daetland671/
Doelan6210/
Daelam627/
Deulan622/
Daelon621/
Doeland57242/
Doelang571/
Dhaelam571/
Deulyan571/
Douillon53200/
Deayllon533/
Daheloum531/

Dahilan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dahilan in the Marathi language
डहीलनdahilana-

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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 Dahilan
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