Dhananj Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Dhananj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dhananj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Dhananj (77) may also be a first name.

Dhananj Last Name Facts

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

Dhananj (Bengali: ধনঞ্জ, Hindi: धनन्ज, Marathi: धनंज) is found most frequently in India. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dhananj? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,968,613th most commonly used family name globally It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Dhananj reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 75 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,100,117th most numerous first name at a global level, held by 77 people.

Dhananj is most common in India, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 255,688,461. In India Dhananj is mostly found in: Bihar, where 33 percent are found, Delhi, where 33 percent are found and Maharashtra, where 33 percent are found. Aside from India this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Pakistan, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Dhananj Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dhananj in the Bengali language
ধনঞ্জdhananja-
Dhananj in the Marathi language
धनंजdhananja85.71
धानंजdhananja14.29
Dhananj in the Hindi language
धनन्जdhananja50
धनंजdhananja27.78
धनन्जयdhananjaya11.11
धनञ्जdhananja5.56
धनंजयdhananjaya5.56

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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
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  • 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 Dhananj
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