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 carried by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dhruv? popularity and diffusion

Dhruv is the 96,494th most frequently occurring surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,478,804 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 93 percent of Dhruv are found; 91 percent are found in South Asia and 91 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 15,801st most frequently occurring first name on earth It is held by 60,281 people.

Dhruv is most frequent in India, where it is borne by 4,469 people, or 1 in 171,641. In India Dhruv is most frequent in: Chhattisgarh, where 48 percent reside, Maharashtra, where 34 percent reside and Gujarat, where 4 percent reside. Beside India this last name occurs in 19 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 5 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 2 percent reside.

Dhruv Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Dhruv surname are 11.99% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 65.22% being registered with 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

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Dhruv
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis