Dhanun Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Dhanun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1:14,240,478 | 17,812 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
Dhanun (67) may also be a first name.
Dhanun Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dhanun Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Dhanun (Hindi: धनुन, Marathi: धनुण, Oriya: ଧାନୁ) is found most frequently in India. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Dhanun? popularity and diffusion
It is the 7,117,718th most numerous family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 86 percent of Dhanun live; 86 percent live in South Asia and 86 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,191,548th most commonly used first name internationally, borne by 67 people.
This last name is most prevalent in India, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 191,766,346. In India Dhanun is most prevalent in: Gujarat, where 75 percent live and Andhra Pradesh, where 25 percent live. Apart from India this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Nepal, where 29 percent live and Finland, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dhanun Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dhanun in the Marathi language | ||
| धनुण | dhanuna | - |
| Dhanun in the Hindi language | ||
| धनुन | dhanuna | 50 |
| धनुं | dhanum | 50 |
| Dhanun in the Oriya language | ||
| ଧାନୁ | dhanu | 50 |
| ଧନୁନ | dhanuna | 50 |
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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 Dhanun
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