Dhaniraj Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Dhaniraj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dhaniraj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
India101:76,706,538639,611

Dhaniraj (316) may also be a first name.

Dhaniraj Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dhaniraj (Bengali: ধনীরাজ, Hindi: धनीराज, Marathi: धनीराज, Oriya: ଧନିରାଜ) is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dhaniraj? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dhaniraj is the 4,307,654th most frequently occurring surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. The surname Dhaniraj is primarily found in Africa, where 52 percent of Dhaniraj are found; 52 percent are found in Southern Africa and 52 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 494,051st most commonly held first name globally. It is borne by 316 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 4,925,246. In South Africa Dhaniraj is primarily concentrated in: Gauteng, where 64 percent are found and KwaZulu-Natal, where 36 percent are found. Excluding South Africa it is found in one country. It is also found in India, where 48 percent are found.

Dhaniraj Last Name Statistics demography

Dhaniraj earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 218.18% more than the national average, earning R 756,120 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Dhaniraj Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dhaniraj in the Bengali language
ধনীরাজdhaniraja-
Dhaniraj in the Hindi language
धनीराजdhaniraja90.22
धनिराजdhaniraja7.61
धनराजdhanaraja1.09
धानीराजdhaniraja1.09
Dhaniraj in the Oriya language
ଧନିରାଜdhaniraja72.73
ଧନୀରାଜdhaniraja27.27
Dhaniraj in the Marathi language
धनीराजdhaniraja46.15
धिनराजdhinaraja30.77
धानीरजdhaniraja5.13
धनीरामdhanirama5.13
धनीजयdhanijaya2.56
धनराजdhanaraja2.56
देवराजdevaraja2.56
धनीरजdhaniraja2.56
धािनराजdhainaraja2.56

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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 Dhaniraj
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