Dhayanand Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

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

Dhayanand Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dhayanand Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
India91:85,229,487684,495
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
England11:55,718,059489,080
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Dhayanand (160) may also be a first name.

Dhayanand Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dhayanand (Hindi: ध्यानानन्द, Marathi: दयानंद) is found most frequently in South Africa. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dhayanand? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dhayanand is the 3,373,373rd most commonly used family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. The surname Dhayanand is primarily found in Africa, where 59 percent of Dhayanand live; 59 percent live in Southern Africa and 59 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Dhayanand is also the 725,185th most commonly held first name internationally. It is borne by 160 people.

The last name Dhayanand is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 2,708,885. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 60 percent are found and KwaZulu-Natal, where 40 percent are found. Excluding South Africa this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in India, where 26 percent are found and Malaysia, where 6 percent are found.

Dhayanand Last Name Statistics demography

Dhayanand earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 62.94% more than the national average, earning R 387,204 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Dhayanand Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dhayanand in the Hindi language
ध्यानानन्दdhyanananda-
Dhayanand in the Marathi language
दयानंदdayananda-

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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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  • 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 Dhayanand
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