Dhananja Surname

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

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Dhananja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dhananja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Dhananja (962) may also be a first name.

Dhananja Last Name Facts

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

Dhananja (Hindi: धनन्जा, Marathi: धनंजय, Oriya: ଧନଞୟ) is carried by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dhananja? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dhananja is the 8,968,613th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 75 percent of Dhananja reside; 75 percent reside in South Asia and 75 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Dhananja is also the 260,092nd most widely held first name on earth, held by 962 people.

This last name is most frequently held in India, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 255,688,461. In India it is primarily found in: Telangana, where 100 percent are found. Other than India this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Dhananja Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dhananja in the Hindi language
धनन्जाdhananja55.56
धनंजाdhananja33.33
धन्जयdhanjaya11.11
Dhananja in the Oriya language
ଧନଞୟdhananaya50
ଧନdhana50
Dhananja in the Marathi language
धनंजयdhananjaya50
धनंजाdhananja33.33
धनराजdhanaraja16.67

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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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  • 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 Dhananja
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