Dewangan Surname

91,419th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,236 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Dewangan Surname User-submission:

Dewangan is an Indian surname, mostly from the central regions of India like Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Maharastra, and other central regions. The caste of Dewangan's is Koshta and they are known as soldiers in different well-known dynasties in central India for centuries, they also known for jobs related to clothing.

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Dewangan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India5,1091:150,1409,471
United States361:10,068,304413,125
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
England71:7,959,723202,100
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Oman41:921,9937,313
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
China21:683,660,78330,601
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Congo11:4,989,09634,171

Dewangan (85) may also be a first name.

Dewangan Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Dewangan is an Indian surname, mostly from the central regions of India like Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Maharastra, and other central regions. The caste of Dewangan's is Koshta and they are known as soldiers in different well-known dynasties in central India for centuries, they also known for jobs related to clothing. They were known as famous royal weavers and still, some of them are closely attached to clothing industries.

- Umesh Kumar Dewangan

Dewangan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dewangan (Hindi: देवांगन, Marathi: देवांगण, Oriya: େଦୱା) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dewangan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 91,419th most frequently occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,391,815 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Dewangan live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 97 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Dewangan is also the 1,039,322nd most frequently occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 85 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in India, where it is carried by 5,109 people, or 1 in 150,140. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Chhattisgarh, where 45 percent reside, Odisha, where 16 percent reside and Maharashtra, where 8 percent reside. Barring India Dewangan exists in 27 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Singapore, where 0 percent reside.

Dewangan Last Name Statistics demography

Dewangan earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.34% more than the national average, earning $44,589 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Deewangan941/
Dewhangan941/
Deweangan941/
Devangan883,127/
Debangan88508/
Diwangan8865/
Dawangan8861/
Dowangan884/
Dewangam883/
Devangane822/
Devaangan821/
Diswangan821/
Deevangan821/
Daiwangan821/
Devangandh781/
Devangam75308/
Dawangon7554/
Dawongan7521/
Djuangan759/
Davangan759/
Divangan757/
Dovangan753/
Devangon752/
Devengan752/
Dawongon632/

Dewangan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dewangan in the Oriya language
େଦୱାedawa72.63
େଦଓାedaoa2.79
େଦୱାଂଗନedawangana1.12
େହମିନehamina0.56
ନବୀନnabina0.56
େଲାକନାଥelakanatha0.56
େଦୱାନedawana0.56
େଯାେଗରeyaegara0.56
ୟେଶାଅyesa'a0.28
ଇେଗରiegara0.28
େନାମିନenamina0.28
ଦୁେଲାରିନduelarina0.28
େରାମନାଥeramanatha0.28
ରେମଶremasa0.28
ଅଂଗନangana0.28
େମାହନemahana0.28
ଭୁୱନbhuwana0.28
େଶଖନesakhana0.28
େୟାେଗଶeyaegasa0.28
ଦୁେଗର୍duegar0.28
େରଣୁକାeranuka0.28
େସାାରୀesaari0.28
େଦୱନାଥedawanatha0.28
ଜନକjanaka0.28
େମାନିକାemanika0.28
ନମନାnamana0.28
େଳାକନାଥelakanatha0.28
ହୁେପନ୍huepan0.28
େତାରଣetarana0.28
ଅନୁେକanueka0.28
ତମନନ୍ାtamanana0.28
େଯାେଗଶeyaegasa0.28
ଯାନକୀyanaki0.28
େସାମନାଥesamanatha0.28
ଚମନcamana0.28
େବୖଶାଖିନebasakhina0.28
ସୁେରନsuerana0.28
ମେହଶmehasa0.28
େଦୟାନedayana0.28
େବଲନebalana0.28
ସାଓନsa'ona0.28
େଟକନetakana0.28
Dewangan in the Marathi language
देवांगणdevangana51.9
देवांगनdevangana34.6
देवागंणdevaganna6.23
देवगनdevagana1.38
देवानंदdevananda1.38
देवागंनdevaganna1.38
देवनगणdevanagana0.69
देवानगनdevanagana0.69
देवागनdevagana0.69
देवांगण्devangan0.69
देवांगनाdevangana0.35
Dewangan in the Hindi language
देवांगनdevangana50
दिवंगनdivangana12.5
देवा्ंगनdevangana12.5
देवान्गनdevan'gana12.5
देवांगणdevangana12.5

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