Dhanapalan Surname

675,256th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 442 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Singapore

Dhanapalan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dhanapalan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2051:3,741,782103,944
South Africa871:622,73246,743
Singapore511:107,9944,447
Malaysia291:1,017,04245,504
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
United Arab Emirates141:654,44824,061
England131:4,286,005132,302
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521

Dhanapalan (1,332) may also be a first name.

Dhanapalan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dhanapalan (Hindi: धनपालन, Marathi: धनपालन) is borne by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dhanapalan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 675,256th most frequently occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 16,487,660 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 69 percent of Dhanapalan are found; 47 percent are found in South Asia and 47 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Dhanapalan is also the 215,228th most frequently occurring given name internationally It is held by 1,332 people.

It is most widely held in India, where it is carried by 205 people, or 1 in 3,741,782. In India Dhanapalan is most prevalent in: Tamil Nadu, where 41 percent live, Kerala, where 33 percent live and Karnataka, where 5 percent live. Other than India Dhanapalan occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 20 percent live and Singapore, where 12 percent live.

Dhanapalan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Dhanapalan last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

The amount Dhanapalan earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 19.14% more than the national average, earning R 283,116 per year and in United States they earn 6.53% less than the national average, earning $40,333 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Dhanapalan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dhanapalan in the Marathi language
धनपालनdhanapalana73.33
केजीधनपालनkejidhanapalana6.67
धनाबाळनdhanabalana6.67
धनापलानdhanapalana6.67
धनराजdhanaraja6.67
Dhanapalan in the Hindi language
धनपालनdhanapalana50
धनपालंdhanapalam50

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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 Dhanapalan
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