Dewanji Surname

522,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 622 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Dewanji Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dewanji Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India6101:1,257,48449,869
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Dewanji Last Name Facts

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

Dewanji (Bengali: দেওয়ানজী, Hindi: देवान्जी, Marathi: देवंजी) is more commonly found in India than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dewanji? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dewanji is the 522,545th most frequent family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 11,716,312 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Dewanji reside; 99 percent reside in South Asia and 98 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.

The last name is most frequent in India, where it is held by 610 people, or 1 in 1,257,484. In India it is mostly concentrated in: West Bengal, where 90 percent live, Tripura, where 3 percent live and Maharashtra, where 3 percent live. Without taking into account India this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Bangladesh, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Dewanji Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dewanji in the Hindi language
देवान्जीdevanji-
Dewanji in the Marathi language
देवंजीdevanji62.5
देवान्जीdevanji25
देवानdevana12.5
Dewanji in the Bengali language
দেওয়ানজীde'oyanaji58.33
দেওয়াঞ্জিde'oyanji41.67

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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 Dewanji
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