Dh Surname

72,649th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,784 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Dh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran4,8231:15,9202,071
Indonesia1,1591:114,10611,595
Vietnam2871:322,8091,181
India1791:4,285,281113,539
Taiwan1121:209,3281,792
United Arab Emirates921:99,5908,729
Yemen761:347,70110,006
Iraq471:745,14210,632
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Dh (2,286) may also be a first name.

Dh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dh (Hindi: धर्मेन्द्र, Oriya: ଧ) is borne by more people in Iran than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dh? popularity and diffusion

Dh is the 72,649th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,074,226 people. Dh is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Dh live; 74 percent live in South Asia and 71 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Dh is also the 155,989th most widely held first name throughout the world It is held by 2,286 people.

This surname is most numerous in Iran, where it is borne by 4,823 people, or 1 in 15,920. In Iran it is mostly found in: Fars Province, where 63 percent reside, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, where 10 percent reside and Tehran Province, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account Iran Dh exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 17 percent reside and Vietnam, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dth80304/
Hdh8053/
Dhs8041/
Dsh8034/
Dhh8018/
Ddh8016/
Dht8014/
Dch809/
Dph808/
Tdh808/
Dhz807/
Dhp807/
Dhd807/
D675,531/
Dhdh67217/
Dhss673/
Dhth673/
Ddth673/
Dtph673/
Dtth672/
Dshh671/
Dhte671/
Dthe671/
Tddh671/
Ddch671/
Ttdh671/
Dpfh671/
Dths671/
Dssh671/
Hdsh671/
Hdph671/
Dhsj671/
Dhsh671/
Dhph671/
Dchz671/
Dchh671/
Dgyh671/
Dthz671/

Dh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dh in the Oriya language
dha-
Dh in the Hindi language
धर्मेन्द्रdharmendra56.52
ध्dh43.48

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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 Dh
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