Dhinakaran Surname

775,315th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 366 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Dhinakaran Surname User-submission:

This surname is derived from the Sanskrit word dhinakara, which means 'one who creates the day light' in Hindu mythology it is the name of sun god. It is always a first name, never a surname.

Dhinakaran Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2491:3,080,58491,479
United Arab Emirates361:254,50817,423
United States291:12,498,584473,286
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
Qatar91:262,00030,726
England41:13,929,515290,718
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Dhinakaran (730) may also be a first name.

Dhinakaran Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname is derived from the Sanskrit word dhinakara, which means 'one who creates the day light' in Hindu mythology it is the name of sun god. It is always a first name, never a surname.

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Dhinakaran Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dhinakaran (Marathi: दीनाकरन) is borne by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Dhinakaran.

How Common Is The Last Name Dhinakaran? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 775,315th most common last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 19,911,328 people. Dhinakaran is mostly found in Asia, where 89 percent of Dhinakaran live; 68 percent live in South Asia and 68 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Dhinakaran is also the 305,109th most frequently occurring first name on earth It is held by 730 people.

Dhinakaran is most commonly occurring in India, where it is carried by 249 people, or 1 in 3,080,584. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Tamil Nadu, where 59 percent reside, Karnataka, where 11 percent reside and Pondicherry, where 4 percent reside. Beside India this surname occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in The United Arab Emirates, where 10 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.

Dhinakaran Last Name Statistics demography

Dhinakaran earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 19.54% less than the national average, earning $34,719 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Dhinakaran Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dhinakaran in the Marathi language
दीनाकरनdinakarana44.44
िधनकरणidhanakarana22.22
िधनाकरनidhanakarana11.11
िधनकरनidhanakarana11.11
िघनाकरणighanakarana11.11

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