Dhanukar Surname

912,827th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 291 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Nepal

Dhanukar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dhanukar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2541:3,019,94290,331
Nepal371:769,7565,333

Dhanukar (12) may also be a first name.

Dhanukar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dhanukar (Bengali: ধনুকর, Hindi: धनुकर, Marathi: धनुकर) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of Dhanukar click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dhanukar? popularity and diffusion

Dhanukar is the 912,827th most frequently occurring last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 25,043,113 people. The surname Dhanukar is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Dhanukar reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 100 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Dhanukar is also the 3,306,491st most widely held given name internationally, held by 12 people.

The last name Dhanukar is most frequent in India, where it is borne by 254 people, or 1 in 3,019,942. In India Dhanukar is mostly found in: Bihar, where 78 percent are found, Maharashtra, where 12 percent are found and Gujarat, where 6 percent are found. Outside of India Dhanukar is found in one country. It also occurs in Nepal, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Dhanukar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dhanukar in the Bengali language
ধনুকরdhanukara-
Dhanukar in the Hindi language
धनुकरdhanukara66.67
धानुकरdhanukara33.33
Dhanukar in the Marathi language
धनुकरdhanukara48.84
धानुकरdhanukara18.6
डहाणूकरdahanukara9.3
धानुकारdhanukara4.65
धनराजdhanaraja4.65
डहानुकरdahanukara4.65
धांउकरdhamukara4.65
धनुकाdhanuka4.65

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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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  • 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 Dhanukar
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