Dhanuk Surname
Approximately 52,448 people bear this surname
Dhanuk Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepal | 37,848 | 1:753 | 145 |
| India | 14,443 | 1:53,110 | 3,637 |
| Qatar | 87 | 1:27,103 | 2,847 |
| Malaysia | 42 | 1:702,243 | 33,141 |
| South Africa | 22 | 1:2,462,623 | 101,019 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Dhanuk (2,190) may also be a first name.
Dhanuk Demographics
Average Dhanuk Salary in
South Africa
R 304,308
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Dhanuk Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dhanuk Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dhanuk (Bengali: ধানুক, Hindi: धानुक, Marathi: धानुक, Oriya: ଧାନୁକ) occurs most in Nepal. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Dhanuk? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 10,716th most commonly used family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 138,948 people. The last name Dhanuk is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Dhanuk live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 100 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 160,085th most frequently occurring first name in the world, borne by 2,190 people.
The surname Dhanuk is most commonly held in Nepal, where it is carried by 37,848 people, or 1 in 753. In Nepal it is most prevalent in: Narayani, where 36 percent reside, Janakpur, where 29 percent reside and Mahakali, where 14 percent reside. Other than Nepal this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also common in India, where 28 percent reside and Qatar, where 0 percent reside.
Dhanuk Last Name Statistics demography
Dhanuk earn significantly more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 28.06% more than the national average, earning R 304,308 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dhanuke | 92 | 145 | / |
| Dhanukh | 92 | 74 | / |
| Dhanuuk | 92 | 4 | / |
| Dhanhuk | 92 | 1 | / |
| Dhaanuk | 92 | 1 | / |
| Dhanuck | 92 | 1 | / |
| Dhannuk | 92 | 1 | / |
| Danuk | 91 | 97 | / |
| Dhannuke | 86 | 2 | / |
| Danukh | 83 | 1,477 | / |
| Danouk | 83 | 163 | / |
| Dhanok | 83 | 33 | / |
| Danuck | 83 | 14 | / |
| Dhenuk | 83 | 1 | / |
| Dahnuk | 83 | 1 | / |
| Danuks | 83 | 1 | / |
| Danuke | 83 | 1 | / |
| Dhanook | 77 | 20 | / |
| Danoukh | 77 | 9 | / |
| Dhounuk | 77 | 1 | / |
| Donuk | 73 | 1,293 | / |
| Danok | 73 | 115 | / |
| Danuc | 73 | 18 | / |
| Denuk | 73 | 12 | / |
| Danók | 73 | 9 | / |
| Danug | 73 | 6 | / |
| Danukova | 71 | 10 | / |
| Danhouke | 71 | 9 | / |
| Dhonuksh | 71 | 5 | / |
| Dhonuske | 71 | 4 | / |
| Dannug | 67 | 965 | / |
| Dannok | 67 | 704 | / |
| Danokh | 67 | 431 | / |
| Danaux | 67 | 167 | / |
| Deenuk | 67 | 151 | / |
| Danook | 67 | 42 | / |
| Donuks | 67 | 12 | / |
| Doynuk | 67 | 6 | / |
| Donguk | 67 | 4 | / |
| Danoux | 67 | 4 | / |
| Donuke | 67 | 3 | / |
| Donuyk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dhonushke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Danoek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dahnug | 67 | 1 | / |
| Denouk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Donauk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Daneux | 67 | 0 | / |
| Danugh | 67 | 0 | / |
Dhanuk Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dhanuk in the Oriya language | ||
| ଧାନୁକ | dhanuka | - |
| Dhanuk in the Bengali language | ||
| ধানুক | dhanuka | 99.87 |
| ধনুক | dhanuka | 0.13 |
| Dhanuk in the Hindi language | ||
| धानुक | dhanuka | 93.05 |
| धनुक | dhanuka | 5.16 |
| धानूक | dhanuka | 1.42 |
| धनूक | dhanuka | 0.15 |
| धानुक् | dhanuk | 0.07 |
| धानुक़ | dhanuqa | 0.07 |
| Dhanuk in the Marathi language | ||
| धानुक | dhanuka | 46.91 |
| धनुक | dhanuka | 45.68 |
| धानूक | dhanuka | 4.94 |
| धाणूक | dhanuka | 2.47 |
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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 Dhanuk
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