Dhanapala Surname

83,392nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,807 people bear this surname

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

Dhanapala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dhanapala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka5,6281:3,697525
England531:1,051,28451,324
India411:18,708,912282,725
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
France11:66,422,722504,397
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051

Dhanapala (2,516) may also be a first name.

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

Dhanapala Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dhanapala in the Hindi language
धनपालाdhanapala88.89
घनपालghanapala11.11
Dhanapala in the Marathi language
धनपालाdhanapala62.5
धनपालdhanapala12.5
धनपलाdhanapala12.5
धनापालाdhanapala12.5

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dhanapala
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