Dholakia Surname

148,551st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,976 people bear this surname

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

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,8791:408,23121,512
United States4951:732,24057,446
England2851:195,50217,195
United Arab Emirates1481:61,9075,910
Canada601:614,09350,489
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
New Zealand171:266,37223,826
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
China21:683,660,78330,601
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Albania11:2,914,05529,474

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.

- sandeepdholakia

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dholakija941/
Dholakiay941/
Dolakia935/
Dhulakia883/
Dhalakia883/
Dholokia883/
Dholakja881/
Dholakya881/
Dholekia881/
Doelakia881/
Dolakya807/
Dalakia805/
Dolackya751/
Dulyakiat713/
Dolokkiat711/
Dalaqia671/
Delaquia631/
Dallacquia561/

Dholakia Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dholakia in the Hindi language
धोलकीयाdholakiya-
Dholakia in the Oriya language
େଢାଲକିଆedhalaki'a78.26
େଧାଲକିଆedhalaki'a13.04
େଧାଲିedhali4.35
େଢାଳକିଆedhalaki'a4.35
Dholakia in the Marathi language
ढोलकीयाdholakiya55.14
धोलकीयाdholakiya16.82
ढोलािकयाdholaikaya4.67
ढोलाकीयाdholakiya4.67
ठोलकीयाtholakiya2.8
धोडकीयाdhodakiya2.8
दोलकीयाdolakiya2.8
ढोळकीयाdholakiya1.87
घोलकीयाgholakiya1.87
ढोलािडयाdholaidaya0.93
ढोलकीचाdholakica0.93
दोलकdolaka0.93

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