Dahyan Surname
Approximately 884 people bear this surname
Dahyan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 441 | 1:59,921 | 4,513 |
| Indonesia | 309 | 1:427,991 | 35,899 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
Dahyan (520) may also be a first name.
Dahyan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dahyan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dahyan (Arabic: ذيان, Hindi: ध्यान) is found most in Yemen. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dahyan? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 398,272nd most frequent family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,243,830 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 86 percent of Dahyan are found; 50 percent are found in West Asia and 50 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula. Dahyan is also the 370,386th most frequently held first name at a global level, borne by 520 people.
The last name Dahyan is most frequent in Yemen, where it is borne by 441 people, or 1 in 59,921. In Yemen it is mostly concentrated in: Hajjah Governorate, where 99 percent live and Sana'a Governorate, where 1 percent live. Excluding Yemen this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 35 percent live and Egypt, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dahyan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dahyan in the Hindi language | ||
| ध्यान | dhyana | - |
| Dahyan in the Arabic language | ||
| ذيان | dhyan | - |
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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 Dahyan
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