Dhruv Surname

96,494th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,928 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Dhruv Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dhruv Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India4,4691:171,64110,593
United States2461:1,473,410100,696
United Arab Emirates851:107,7919,280
Canada371:995,82774,831
England231:2,422,52489,093
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
American Samoa11:55,7583,072

Dhruv (60,281) may also be a first name.

Dhruv Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Dhruv Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Dhruv (Hindi: ध्रुव, Marathi: धव) is held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Dhruv click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dhruv? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 96,494th most commonly held family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 1,478,804 people. The last name Dhruv is mostly found in Asia, where 93 percent of Dhruv reside; 91 percent reside in South Asia and 91 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Dhruv is also the 15,801st most frequently used first name throughout the world It is held by 60,281 people.

The surname is most commonly used in India, where it is borne by 4,469 people, or 1 in 171,641. In India Dhruv is mostly concentrated in: Chhattisgarh, where 48 percent are found, Maharashtra, where 34 percent are found and Gujarat, where 4 percent are found. Without taking into account India this last name is found in 19 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 5 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 2 percent are found.

Dhruv Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Dhruv last name are 11.99% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 65.22% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Dhruv earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 18.15% more than the national average, earning $50,981 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.89% more than the national average, earning $54,102 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dhrauv911/
Druv8943/
Dhruw80368/
Dhrub8049/
Dhrup8019/
Drhuv803/
Druhv801/
Dhroov7328/
Dhrouw731/
Ddhruw731/
Drupova6773/
Drub6751/
Drup6743/
Druf6718/
Druw6716/
Drubová673/
Drubova671/

Dhruv Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dhruv in the Hindi language
ध्रुवdhruva97.15
ध्रूवdhruva1.89
धुवdhuva0.17
धु्वdhuva0.09
ध्रवdhrava0.08
ध्रु्वdhruva0.03
ध्रुव्dhruv0.03
ध््रुवdhruva0.02
ध्र्ुवdhruva0.02
ध्रुव़dhruva0.02
ध्रुबdhruba0.02
ध्रुdhru0.01
ध्रवुdhravu0.01
धु़वdhuva0.01
घ्रुवghruva0.01
द्रुवdruva0.01
ध्रूपdhrupa0.01
थ्रुवthruva0.01
Dhruv in the Marathi language
धवdhava74.96
धृवdhrva21.36
धुवdhuva2.39
धु्वdhuva0.17
धृवाdhrva0.11
हरुharu0.11
धृवेdhrve0.06
धुवाdhuva0.03
धूवdhuva0.03

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dhruv
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