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 in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dhirau? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,248,410th most frequently used last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 39,392,140 people. This surname is predominantly 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 used forename in the world, borne by 433 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 176 people, or 1 in 87,717. In Zimbabwe it is mostly concentrated in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 84 percent are found, Harare Province, where 10 percent are found and Manicaland Province, where 6 percent are found. Besides Zimbabwe this last name exists in one country. It is also found in India, where 5 percent are found.
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
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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 Dhirau
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