Dhirau Surname
Approximately 185 people bear this surname
Dhirau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 176 | 1:87,717 | 12,699 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
Dhirau (433) may also be a first name.
Dhirau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dhirau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dhirau (Hindi: धिराऊ, Marathi: धीराऊ, Oriya: ଧୀରାଉ) is found most frequently in Zimbabwe. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dhirau? popularity and diffusion
The surname Dhirau is the 1,248,410th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 39,392,140 people. Dhirau is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Dhirau are found; 95 percent are found in Southern Africa and 95 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Dhirau is also the 412,254th most frequently held first name at a global level, held by 433 people.
Dhirau is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 176 people, or 1 in 87,717. In Zimbabwe Dhirau is most numerous in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 84 percent live, Harare Province, where 10 percent live and Manicaland Province, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account Zimbabwe this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in India, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dhirau Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dhirau in the Oriya language | ||
| ଧୀରାଉ | dhira'u | - |
| Dhirau in the Hindi language | ||
| धिराऊ | dhira'u | 79.84 |
| धिराउ | dhira'u | 12.65 |
| धिरउ | dhira'u | 1.98 |
| धीराऊ | dhira'u | 1.58 |
| धिरऊ | dhira'u | 1.19 |
| धीरउ | dhira'u | 0.79 |
| धीराउ | dhira'u | 0.79 |
| धिर्राऊ | dhirra'u | 0.4 |
| धिरा़ऊ | dhirau | 0.4 |
| धीरऊ | dhira'u | 0.4 |
| Dhirau in the Marathi language | ||
| धीराऊ | dhira'u | 39.47 |
| िधराऊ | idhara'u | 31.58 |
| िधराउ | idhara'u | 7.89 |
| घीराउ | ghira'u | 7.89 |
| धीऱाऊ | dhira'u | 5.26 |
| घीरराऊ | ghirara'u | 2.63 |
| धीराउ | dhira'u | 2.63 |
| घीरु | ghiru | 2.63 |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Dhirau
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