Dhowan Surname
Approximately 37 people bear this surname
Dhowan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 19 | 1:40,371,862 | 445,856 |
| Australia | 9 | 1:2,999,522 | 116,751 |
| Pakistan | 9 | 1:19,849,321 | 72,658 |
Dhowan (28) may also be a first name.
Dhowan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dhowan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Dhowan (Hindi: धोवान) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Dhowan? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,228,735th most widespread last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 76 percent of Dhowan are found; 76 percent are found in South Asia and 49 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Dhowan is also the 1,994,417th most frequently held given name in the world. It is borne by 28 people.
The surname Dhowan is most frequent in India, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 40,371,862. In India Dhowan is mostly concentrated in: Madhya Pradesh, where 42 percent reside, Maharashtra, where 42 percent reside and Delhi, where 5 percent reside. Apart from India Dhowan is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 24 percent reside and Pakistan, where 24 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dhowan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dhowan in the Hindi language | ||
| धोवान | dhovana | - |
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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 Dhowan
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