Dhanay Surname
Approximately 138 people bear this surname
Dhanay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 137 | 1:5,599,017 | 134,774 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
Dhanay (2,658) may also be a first name.
Dhanay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dhanay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Dhanay (Hindi: धनाय, Marathi: धनाय, Oriya: ଧନାୟ) is more commonly found in India than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Dhanay.
How Common Is The Last Name Dhanay? popularity and diffusion
Dhanay is the 1,511,557th most common surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 52,808,304 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Dhanay reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 99 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 142,320th most frequently occurring first name globally, held by 2,658 people.
Dhanay is most numerous in India, where it is borne by 137 people, or 1 in 5,599,017. In India Dhanay is mostly found in: Gujarat, where 58 percent live, Chhattisgarh, where 25 percent live and Madhya Pradesh, where 12 percent live. Besides India this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Iran, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dhanay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dhanay in the Oriya language | ||
| ଧନାୟ | dhanaya | 65.56 |
| ଧାନାୟ | dhanaya | 29.8 |
| ଧନୟ | dhanaya | 1.99 |
| ଧନାଏ | dhana'e | 0.66 |
| ଧାନାଇଁ | dhana'im | 0.66 |
| ଧାନା | dhana | 0.66 |
| Dhanay in the Hindi language | ||
| धनाय | dhanaya | 58.82 |
| धनया | dhanaya | 26.47 |
| धनय | dhanaya | 8.82 |
| धनयी | dhanayi | 2.94 |
| धन्य | dhan'ya | 2.94 |
| Dhanay in the Marathi language | ||
| धनाय | dhanaya | 37.78 |
| धनय | dhanaya | 28.89 |
| धानाय | dhanaya | 26.67 |
| ढाणे | dhane | 4.44 |
| ढनाय | dhanaya | 2.22 |
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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 Dhanay
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