Dhulal Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nepal
Highest density in:
Nepal

Dhulal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dhulal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nepal221:1,294,5896,753
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Somaliland11:3,500,1821,592
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Dhulal (103) may also be a first name.

Dhulal Last Name Facts

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

Dhulal (Hindi: धुलाल, Marathi: धुलाल) is borne by more people in Nepal than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Dhulal click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dhulal? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,882,373rd most commonly used surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. Dhulal occurs mostly in Asia, where 96 percent of Dhulal live; 92 percent live in South Asia and 92 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 930,172nd most frequent forename internationally. It is borne by 103 people.

It is most widely held in Nepal, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 1,294,589. In Nepal Dhulal is mostly concentrated in: Koshi, where 41 percent reside, Bagmati, where 32 percent reside and Mechi, where 27 percent reside. Outside of Nepal this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 8 percent reside and Somaliland, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dhaulal926/
Dhulale921/
Dhuilal921/
Dulal9133,360/
Dholal83438/
Dhilal8393/
Daulal8354/
Dulall8328/
Dulale8323/
Dulaal8313/
Doulal836/
Dullal835/
Dulail831/
Duulal831/
Ddulal831/
Daulyal771,059/
Doulale777/
Dullale772/
Daulale771/
Dutlall771/
Dulalhe771/
Dullahl771/
Doulgal771/
Dholaal771/
Dolal731,372/
Dilal73985/
Doullale711/
Dhoolaal711/
Dolalh67436/
Doleal67137/
Dolhal6728/
Doolal6722/
Dhilol6712/
Dilall6711/
Dolaal678/
Dollal673/
Doulol671/
Dolall671/
Dolyal671/
Duleyl671/
Dulole671/
Dulgol671/
Dolail671/

Dhulal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dhulal in the Hindi language
धुलालdhulala66.67
धूलालdhulala33.33
Dhulal in the Marathi language
धुलालdhulala66.67
धुमाळdhumala33.33

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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 Dhulal
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