Dhanapala Surname
Approximately 5,807 people bear this surname
Dhanapala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 5,628 | 1:3,697 | 525 |
| England | 53 | 1:1,051,284 | 51,324 |
| India | 41 | 1:18,708,912 | 282,725 |
| United States | 20 | 1:18,122,947 | 588,089 |
| Canada | 20 | 1:1,842,280 | 119,096 |
| Australia | 12 | 1:2,249,642 | 97,973 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
Dhanapala (2,516) may also be a first name.
Dhanapala Demographics
Average Dhanapala Salary in
United States
$51,661 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Dhanapala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dhanapala Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dhanapala (Hindi: धनपाला, Marathi: धनपाला) occurs most in Sri Lanka. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dhanapala? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 83,392nd most commonly occurring last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,254,959 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Dhanapala live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 98 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Dhanapala is also the 147,094th most frequently held given name throughout the world, borne by 2,516 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 5,628 people, or 1 in 3,697. Excluding Sri Lanka Dhanapala is found in 18 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent reside and India, where 1 percent reside.
Dhanapala Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Dhanapala earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 19.73% more than the national average, earning $51,661 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.53% more than the national average, earning $59,384 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Danapala | 94 | 628 | / |
| Dhanapale | 89 | 36 | / |
| Dhonapala | 89 | 3 | / |
| Dhanapali | 89 | 2 | / |
| Dhanapalli | 84 | 6 | / |
| Dhanapally | 84 | 3 | / |
| Dhanapalle | 84 | 2 | / |
| Donapala | 82 | 35 | / |
| Danapali | 82 | 11 | / |
| Danapola | 82 | 3 | / |
| Danapale | 82 | 2 | / |
| Dhainapalli | 80 | 3 | / |
| Dhanappolla | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dainapali | 78 | 73 | / |
| Danapalli | 78 | 25 | / |
| Danapolla | 78 | 14 | / |
| Danapally | 78 | 4 | / |
| Danapalle | 78 | 1 | / |
| Dhanapole | 78 | 1 | / |
| Dhonapalli | 74 | 17 | / |
| Dainapalli | 74 | 7 | / |
| Daanapalli | 74 | 4 | / |
| Danappolla | 74 | 3 | / |
| Daanapolla | 74 | 1 | / |
| Daanapally | 74 | 1 | / |
| Danapoli | 71 | 1 | / |
| Donapalli | 67 | 38 | / |
| Donapally | 67 | 8 | / |
| Danapolis | 67 | 2 | / |
| Donapalle | 67 | 2 | / |
| Donepalla | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dongapalli | 63 | 2 | / |
| Donopaulo | 56 | 12 | / |
| Donapelya | 56 | 2 | / |
| Denepelay | 56 | 1 | / |
| Danopoulos | 53 | 307 | / |
| Danopoulou | 53 | 88 | / |
| Doneypalli | 53 | 13 | / |
| Deyneypalli | 50 | 4 | / |
| Deyneypalle | 50 | 1 | / |
Dhanapala Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dhanapala in the Hindi language | ||
| धनपाला | dhanapala | 88.89 |
| घनपाल | ghanapala | 11.11 |
| Dhanapala in the Marathi language | ||
| धनपाला | dhanapala | 62.5 |
| धनपाल | dhanapala | 12.5 |
| धनपला | dhanapala | 12.5 |
| धनापाला | dhanapala | 12.5 |
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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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- 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 Dhanapala
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