Dhanilal Surname

1,527,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 136 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Trinidad and Tobago

Dhanilal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dhanilal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa881:615,65646,403
India211:36,526,923420,161
Trinidad and Tobago191:71,7885,445
Suriname41:138,1547,029
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080

Dhanilal (3,759) may also be a first name.

Dhanilal Last Name Facts

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

Dhanilal (Bengali: ধনীলাল, Hindi: धनीलाल, Marathi: धनीलाल, Oriya: ଧନିଲାଲ) is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dhanilal? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dhanilal is the 1,527,735th most common surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 53,584,896 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 65 percent of Dhanilal live; 65 percent live in Southern Africa and 65 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 114,814th most widespread first name on earth, held by 3,759 people.

The surname Dhanilal is most numerous in South Africa, where it is held by 88 people, or 1 in 615,656. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 91 percent live and Gauteng, where 9 percent live. Apart from South Africa it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in India, where 15 percent live and Trinidad and Tobago, where 14 percent live.

Dhanilal Last Name Statistics demography

Dhanilal earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 131.36% more than the national average, earning R 549,804 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dhanilall9441/
Dhannilal9419/
Dhanilaal941/
Danilal932/
Dhannilall8914/
Dangilal8820/
Dhanulal8810/
Dhanelal881/
Dhonilal881/
Dhannulal82243/
Dhaneelal8216/
Danilol801/
Dhaneelall781/
Danealal751/
Dongilal751/
Danielol751/
Doneelall5954/

Dhanilal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dhanilal in the Bengali language
ধনীলালdhanilala-
Dhanilal in the Hindi language
धनीलालdhanilala98.69
धनिलालdhanilala0.79
धानीलालdhanilala0.26
Dhanilal in the Oriya language
ଧନିଲାଲdhanilala60
ଧନୀଲାଲdhanilala40
Dhanilal in the Marathi language
धनीलालdhanilala56
धिनलालdhinalala38
धानीलालdhanilala2
मोहनलालmohanalala1
धािनलालdhainalala1
रतीलालratilala0.5
मदनलालmadanalala0.5
धनिनळdhaninala0.5

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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 Dhanilal
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