Dhilshan Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Maldives
Highest density in:
Maldives

Dhilshan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dhilshan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Maldives101:40,4172,132
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Dhilshan (24) may also be a first name.

Dhilshan Last Name Facts

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

Dhilshan occurs most in The Maldives. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Dhilshan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dhilshan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,649,889th most widely held family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. The surname Dhilshan is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Dhilshan reside; 94 percent reside in South Asia and 56 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Dhilshan is also the 2,187,323rd most frequent given name at a global level. It is borne by 24 people.

The surname Dhilshan is most frequently occurring in The Maldives, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 40,417. In The Maldives Dhilshan is primarily found in: Malé, where 70 percent live, Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll, where 10 percent live and Gnaviyani Atoll, where 10 percent live. Apart from The Maldives this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Sri Lanka, where 22 percent live and India, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Dhilsan931/
Dilshann881/
Dilshaan881/
Dilsan8682/
Dlshan862/
Dilshahan821/
Dhilshaam821/
Dilchan8017/
Delshan801/
Dilsaan801/
Dilhsan801/
Dilsham801/
Dilshanova781/
Dlsan771/
Dilchand75261/
Dillesan7510/
Diljan71189/
Dilson71146/
Dilcan71144/
Delsan7168/
Dilsen7156/
Dilzan713/
Delshaine713/
Dljhan712/
Dlsham711/
Dehlsen67166/
Dilzhanova6733/
Delsant6731/
Delchan6726/
Dilsson6715/
Dillson6715/
Dlesane6711/
Delsohn6710/
Diljaan678/
Dielson673/
Ddilson672/
Delsain671/
Delsian671/
Dielsen671/
Dilsone671/
Diljean671/
Dhelsen671/

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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 Dhilshan
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