Dhanajayan Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Scotland

Dhanajayan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dhanajayan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India251:30,682,615377,978
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Dhanajayan (105) may also be a first name.

Dhanajayan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dhanajayan (Hindi: धनजयं, Marathi: धनजयं) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dhanajayan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,798,600th most commonly held surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 93 percent of Dhanajayan reside; 93 percent reside in South Asia and 93 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Dhanajayan is also the 920,134th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, held by 105 people.

This last name is most common in India, where it is borne by 25 people, or 1 in 30,682,615. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Tamil Nadu, where 52 percent live, Kerala, where 32 percent live and Maharashtra, where 4 percent live. Not including India this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 4 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Danajayan953/
Dhanasayam801/
Dhanaseyan801/
Danacıyan7448/
Danaciyan7415/
Danaeian672/
Donajean670/
Donnajean631/
Danieijan631/
Dhanuocean601/
Donosiyan5320/
Donasaint531/
Dannazoun531/

Dhanajayan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dhanajayan in the Marathi language
धनजयंdhanajayam89.66
धनजयनdhanajayana6.9
धनंजयdhananjaya3.45
Dhanajayan in the Hindi language
धनजयंdhanajayam75
धनाजयनdhanajayana25

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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 Dhanajayan
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