Dewcharan Surname

3,055,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Dewcharan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dewcharan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa391:1,389,17274,222
Canada21:18,422,796409,488

Dewcharan (106) may also be a first name.

Dewcharan Last Name Facts

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

Dewcharan (Marathi: देवाचरण) is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dewcharan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,055,934th most frequently used surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 177,745,022 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Dewcharan are found; 95 percent are found in Southern Africa and 95 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 915,176th most frequently used first name internationally. It is borne by 106 people.

Dewcharan is most widespread in South Africa, where it is carried by 39 people, or 1 in 1,389,172. In South Africa it is primarily found in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 72 percent live, Gauteng, where 26 percent live and Northern Cape, where 3 percent live. Excluding South Africa Dewcharan occurs in one country. It also occurs in Canada, where 5 percent live.

Dewcharan Last Name Statistics demography

Dewcharan earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 47.34% less than the national average, earning R 125,136 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dhewcharan9515/
Dewcharran956/
Devcharan8955/
Dawcharan894/
Devcharran8422/
Dhevcharan841/
Dewsaran8215/
Dhevcharran802/
Devsharan784/
Dhewsaran784/
Dewsarran783/
Devsaran7146/
Dhevsaran674/

Dewcharan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dewcharan in the Marathi language
देवाचरणdevacarana-

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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 Dewcharan
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