Dananjaya Surname

48,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,573 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Dananjaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dananjaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka9,7941:2,125291
Indonesia6501:203,46019,239
United Arab Emirates491:186,98512,996
India291:26,450,530346,896
Qatar281:84,2149,043
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England31:18,572,686338,250
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432

Dananjaya (7,537) may also be a first name.

Dananjaya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dananjaya (Hindi: दनंजय) is held by more people in Sri Lanka than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dananjaya? popularity and diffusion

It is the 48,728th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 689,260 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Dananjaya live; 93 percent live in South Asia and 93 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 73,974th most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 7,537 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 9,794 people, or 1 in 2,125. Besides Sri Lanka Dananjaya exists in 21 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 6 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Dananjaya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dananjaya in the Hindi language
दनंजयdananjaya50
धनंजयdhananjaya25
दनन्जयdananjaya25

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dananjaya
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