Dholakia Surname
Approximately 2,976 people bear this surname
Dholakia Surname User-submission:
Dholakia can mean 'someone who deals in dhodka', a grey unprocessed cloth or 'someone from Dhodka', a village also known as Dhohakaa.
Dholakia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 1,879 | 1:408,231 | 21,512 |
| United States | 495 | 1:732,240 | 57,446 |
| England | 285 | 1:195,502 | 17,195 |
| United Arab Emirates | 148 | 1:61,907 | 5,910 |
| Canada | 60 | 1:614,093 | 50,489 |
| Qatar | 22 | 1:107,182 | 11,536 |
| Australia | 18 | 1:1,499,761 | 75,721 |
| New Zealand | 17 | 1:266,372 | 23,826 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
Dholakia Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Dholakia can mean 'someone who deals in dhodka', a grey unprocessed cloth or 'someone from Dhodka', a village also known as Dhohakaa.
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Dholakia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dholakia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dholakia (Hindi: धोलकीया, Marathi: ढोलकीया, Oriya: େଢାଲକିଆ) is found most frequently in India. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dholakia? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 148,551st most widespread family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 2,448,772 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 70 percent of Dholakia live; 63 percent live in South Asia and 63 percent live in Indo-South Asia.
This surname is most frequently occurring in India, where it is borne by 1,879 people, or 1 in 408,231. In India it is most frequent in: Maharashtra, where 38 percent are found, Gujarat, where 31 percent are found and West Bengal, where 5 percent are found. Not including India Dholakia is found in 27 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent are found and England, where 10 percent are found.
Dholakia Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Dholakia last name are 3.37% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 56.6% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Dholakia earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 46.05% more than the national average, earning $63,018 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.61% more than the national average, earning $56,446 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dholakia Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dholakia in the Hindi language | ||
| धोलकीया | dholakiya | - |
| Dholakia in the Oriya language | ||
| େଢାଲକିଆ | edhalaki'a | 78.26 |
| େଧାଲକିଆ | edhalaki'a | 13.04 |
| େଧାଲି | edhali | 4.35 |
| େଢାଳକିଆ | edhalaki'a | 4.35 |
| Dholakia in the Marathi language | ||
| ढोलकीया | dholakiya | 55.14 |
| धोलकीया | dholakiya | 16.82 |
| ढोलािकया | dholaikaya | 4.67 |
| ढोलाकीया | dholakiya | 4.67 |
| ठोलकीया | tholakiya | 2.8 |
| धोडकीया | dhodakiya | 2.8 |
| दोलकीया | dolakiya | 2.8 |
| ढोळकीया | dholakiya | 1.87 |
| घोलकीया | gholakiya | 1.87 |
| ढोलािडया | dholaidaya | 0.93 |
| ढोलकीचा | dholakica | 0.93 |
| दोलक | dolaka | 0.93 |
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