Dhruva Surname

544,808th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 588 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Dhruva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dhruva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India3911:1,961,80467,718
United States1081:3,356,101190,802
United Arab Emirates371:247,62917,078
England231:2,422,52489,093
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Dhruva (2,156) may also be a first name.

Dhruva Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dhruva (Hindi: ध्रुव, Marathi: धृवा, Oriya: ଧୁବ) occurs most in India. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dhruva? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dhruva is the 544,808th most frequently occurring last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 12,393,786 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 74 percent of Dhruva are found; 66 percent are found in South Asia and 66 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Dhruva is also the 161,552nd most widely held first name world-wide, borne by 2,156 people.

This surname is most commonly held in India, where it is borne by 391 people, or 1 in 1,961,804. In India it is primarily found in: Maharashtra, where 40 percent are found, Gujarat, where 15 percent are found and Karnataka, where 8 percent are found. Other than India Dhruva exists in 14 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 6 percent are found.

Dhruva Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Dhruva surname are 29.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 76.67% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Dhruva earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 17.07% more than the national average, earning $50,516 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.65% more than the national average, earning $50,505 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dhruvat921/
Druva91145/
Dhruba831,945/
Dhruve83637/
Dhruvi838/
Dhruwa837/
Drueva833/
Dhruvo832/
Drouva831/
Drouvas7726/
Dhruvey775/
Dhruvit771/
Druvaja771/
Driva73973/
Druba73720/
Druvo73451/
Druve73137/
Druwa7322/
Druvi7321/
Druvy730/
Dhruvesh712/
Dhrubo676,047/
Drubay67434/
Drouvi6722/
Drouve6722/
Dhruwe6722/
Drouwa6721/
Drouba6718/
Druyve678/
Drouvé678/
Drieva678/
Drusba677/
Drubha675/
Dhrube673/
Druver672/
Drauba671/
Droeva671/
Druwah671/
Druvio670/
Druyvo670/
Druvis670/

Dhruva Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dhruva in the Oriya language
ଧୁବdhuba-
Dhruva in the Marathi language
धृवाdhrva73.08
धृवdhrva17.31
धुवdhuva2.88
धूरुवाdhuruva0.96
धु्वdhuva0.96
धृवहाdhrvaha0.96
धुवाdhuva0.96
Dhruva in the Hindi language
ध्रुवdhruva49.38
ध्रुवाdhruva37.04
धु्रवdhurava2.47
धुव्रdhuvra2.47
ध्रूवाdhruva1.23
ध्रुपdhrupa1.23
धुवdhuva1.23
धु्वाdhuva1.23
धु्वdhuva1.23

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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 Dhruva
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