Danayal Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Chad

Danayal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Danayal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan101:17,864,38868,137
India91:85,229,487684,495
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
England11:55,718,059489,080
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Danayal (51) may also be a first name.

Danayal Last Name Facts

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

The surname Danayal (Hindi: दनयाल, Marathi: दानयाल) is more commonly found in Pakistan than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Danayal? popularity and diffusion

The last name Danayal is the 4,206,983rd most frequently held family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 86 percent of Danayal are found; 86 percent are found in South Asia and 45 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,396,783rd most widespread first name throughout the world, borne by 51 people.

The surname Danayal is most commonly used in Pakistan, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 17,864,388. In Pakistan Danayal is most prevalent in: Sindh, where 70 percent are found, Punjab, where 20 percent are found and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 10 percent are found. Besides Pakistan this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in India, where 41 percent are found and Chad, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Danayal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Danayal in the Marathi language
दानयालdanayala60
दानयलdanayala40
Danayal in the Hindi language
दनयालdanayala44.44
दानयालdanayala33.33
डानयालdanayala22.22

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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 Danayal
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