Dhananjaya Surname

64,759th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,721 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Dhananjaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dhananjaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka7,0171:2,965405
India2541:3,019,94290,331
Indonesia2491:531,12143,021
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
United States201:18,122,947588,089
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
England21:27,859,030389,889
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Oman11:3,687,97114,390

Dhananjaya (40,434) may also be a first name.

Dhananjaya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dhananjaya (Hindi: धनन्जय, Marathi: धनंजया, Oriya: ଧନ, Tibetan: དན་ནན་ཇ་ཡ་) occurs more in Sri Lanka more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Dhananjaya.

How Common Is The Last Name Dhananjaya? popularity and diffusion

It is the 64,759th most common last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 943,860 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Dhananjaya are found; 94 percent are found in South Asia and 94 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 22,010th most frequently held forename world-wide, held by 40,434 people.

This last name is most common in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 7,017 people, or 1 in 2,965. Beside Sri Lanka Dhananjaya is found in 13 countries. It is also found in India, where 3 percent live and Indonesia, where 3 percent live.

Dhananjaya Last Name Statistics demography

Dhananjaya earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 22.46% more than the national average, earning $52,839 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Dhananjaya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dhananjaya in the Tibetan language
དན་ནན་ཇ་ཡ་dennenjaya-
Dhananjaya in the Oriya language
ଧନdhana97.16
ଧନଞୟdhananaya1.06
ଧନଂଜୟdhananjaya0.26
ଧାନାାୟାdhanaaya0.2
ଧନୁଜର୍ୟdhanujarya0.13
ଧନନ୍ଯୟdhanan'yaya0.07
ଧନୟdhanaya0.07
ଧାନାଂଯାୟାdhananyaya0.07
ଧନୋୟdhanoya0.07
ଗୁୁଧନguudhana0.07
ଧନାୟାdhanaya0.07
ଧାନାଂଜାୟାdhananjaya0.07
ଧନଜର୍ୟdhanajarya0.07
ଧନୁୟdhanuya0.07
ବଡନାୟକbadanayaka0.07
ଧନାdhana0.07
ଧାନdhana0.07
ଧନଂଜୟାdhananjaya0.07
ଧନୁଯର୍ୟdhanuyarya0.07
ଧାନାୟାdhanaya0.07
ଧନଯ୍ୟdhanayya0.07
ଧନୱୟdhanawaya0.07
ଧନୁଯଯ୍ର୍dhanuyayr0.07
Dhananjaya in the Hindi language
धनन्जयdhananjaya70.43
धनंजयdhananjaya29.15
धनञ्जयdhananjaya0.17
धनान्जयdhananjaya0.02
ध्ानंजयdhananjaya0.02
धनंजयाdhananjaya0.02
धन्नजयdhannajaya0.02
धनन्जयाdhananjaya0.02
धनानजयाdhananajaya0.01
धननज्यdhananajya0.01
धुनंजयdhunanjaya0.01
धनांजयdhananjaya0.01
धननजयdhananajaya0.01
धानंजयdhananjaya0.01
धंनजयdhannajaya0.01
धनन्जायdhananjaya0.01
धनण्जयdhananjaya0.01
घनज्जयghanajjaya0.01
Dhananjaya in the Marathi language
धनंजयाdhananjaya56.1
धनंजयdhananjaya39.02
धनजंयdhanajanya2.44
शानंजयsananjaya1.22
धंनजयाdhannajaya1.22

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