Dhillon Surname

12,232nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45,915 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Canada

Dhillon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dhillon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India18,7801:40,8452,863
Canada8,3061:4,436618
England8,2461:6,757978
United States6,1221:59,2067,000
Australia1,3771:19,6052,723
Malaysia3971:74,2935,335
United Arab Emirates3711:24,6962,783
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
Saudi Arabia2781:110,99214,774
New Zealand2391:18,9473,331
Singapore1751:31,4731,173
Scotland1641:32,6453,260
Indonesia1321:1,001,88873,451
Thailand1211:583,78899,456
Pakistan1011:1,768,75117,893
Spain901:519,46725,773
Hong Kong701:104,7931,905
Germany561:1,437,59788,094
Wales461:67,2725,910
Belgium421:273,73032,801
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Norway381:135,32317,347
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Qatar341:69,3536,725
Sweden311:317,63722,171
Netherlands291:582,31651,332
Estonia231:57,47010,794
Italy211:2,912,22398,106
Philippines201:5,061,911170,869
Greece171:651,75273,285
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Austria151:567,69652,281
Denmark141:403,19427,097
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
France131:5,109,440259,941
Oman111:335,2704,992
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Georgia41:936,38624,100
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
China41:341,830,39216,990
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Northern Ireland31:615,01218,081
Cyprus31:294,9598,690
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Guam11:160,1214,893
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166

The alternate forms: Dhillón (1) are calculated separately.

Dhillon (515) may also be a first name.

Dhillon Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dhillon (Hindi: ढिल्लन, Marathi: िढलोन, Oriya: ଢ଼ିଲନ) is more frequently found in India than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Dhillón. Click here for other possible spellings of Dhillon.

How Common Is The Last Name Dhillon? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dhillon is the 12,232nd most widely held surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 158,718 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 45 percent of Dhillon reside; 41 percent reside in South Asia and 41 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 372,418th most widely held first name worldwide It is held by 515 people.

The last name is most common in India, where it is carried by 18,780 people, or 1 in 40,845. In India Dhillon is primarily found in: Punjab, where 75 percent live, Delhi, where 5 percent live and Maharashtra, where 4 percent live. Barring India Dhillon exists in 74 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 18 percent live and England, where 18 percent live.

Dhillon Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Dhillon last name are 5.47% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 52.24% registered with the party.

The amount Dhillon earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 16.26% less than the national average, earning 289,810 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 21.08% more than the national average, earning R 287,724 per year; in United States they earn 23.76% more than the national average, earning $53,402 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.68% more than the national average, earning $56,976 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dhillón951/
Dhillion93298/
Dhillonn9310/
Dhilllon937/
Dhilloon934/
Dillon92103,039/
Dhllon925/
Dillion863,243/
Dhillan86612/
Duillon86137/
Dillong8665/
Dhillom8637/
Dillone865/
Dilloin864/
Dilloon864/
Dhellon864/
Dihllon862/
Dillomn862/
Dehllon862/
Diellon861/
Dhllion861/
Dillonn861/
Dhillun861/
Dhyllon861/
Dilllon860/
Dhlon833/
Dllon831/
Dillione8015/
Dillonzz801/
Dilloine801/
Dhillyan801/
Dhillian801/
Duillion800/
Dillionn800/
Dellon771,778/
Dillan77505/
Dillun7781/
Dyllon7710/
Dillom779/
Dllion772/
Dhloon772/
Dhlong772/
Dllone771/
Dillán771/
Dillón771/
Dillonová752/
Dlon7315/
Dillane71829/
Dyllong71303/
Dellion71271/
Dellong71241/
Dillian7180/
Dellone7156/
Dilland7120/
Dillang7115/
Dillung7112/
Dilloum714/
Dillant713/
Dhillam711/
Dilliom711/
Dillaun711/
Dillann711/
Dellyon711/
D'Illan711/
Dillyan711/
Dhillum711/
Dellont710/
Dleon6794/
Dillhunt6726/
Dhlan6710/
Dlong676/
D'Lon676/
Dlyon675/
Dellosin674/
Dlion674/
Dlont672/
Dehelion671/
Dloun671/
Dloon671/
Dlone671/
Dilliand671/
Dillaunt671/
Dillamnn671/
Dillahan670/

Dhillon Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dhillon in the Oriya language
ଢ଼ିଲନrhilana50
ଧିଲନdhilana50
Dhillon in the Hindi language
ढिल्लनdhillana36.36
ढिल्लोंdhillom31.82
ढिल्लोdhillo22.73
ढि़ल्लोंdhillom2.73
दिल्लनdillana1.82
ढिल्ल्नdhillna0.91
ढिल्लdhilla0.91
ढिल्लोनdhillona0.91
डिलनdilana0.91
धिल्लोनdhillona0.91
Dhillon in the Marathi language
िढलोनidhalona30.77
िढलॉनidhalona15.38
डीलनdilana7.69
धीलनdhilana7.69
ढीलोनdhilona7.69
ढीलॉनdhilona7.69
िंढलोनindhalona7.69
ढीलॉंdhilom7.69
धीलोनdhilona7.69

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