Dhvaj Surname
Approximately 945 people bear this surname
Dhvaj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 939 | 1:816,896 | 36,472 |
| Nepal | 6 | 1:4,746,826 | 12,065 |
Dhvaj (1,062) may also be a first name.
Dhvaj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dhvaj Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Dhvaj (Hindi: ध्वज, Marathi: ध्वज) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dhvaj? popularity and diffusion
It is the 378,019th most commonly used last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 7,711,689 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Dhvaj reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 100 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 245,583rd most frequent first name at a global level. It is borne by 1,062 people.
The surname Dhvaj is most numerous in India, where it is carried by 939 people, or 1 in 816,896. In India it is mostly found in: Uttar Pradesh, where 71 percent are found, Himachal Pradesh, where 11 percent are found and Rajasthan, where 5 percent are found. Aside from India this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Nepal, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dhvaju | 91 | 572 | / |
| Dhvaji | 91 | 11 | / |
| Dhvaja | 91 | 9 | / |
| Tdhvaj | 91 | 1 | / |
| Dhwvaj | 91 | 1 | / |
| Dvaj | 89 | 43 | / |
| Dhvj | 89 | 3 | / |
| Dhva | 89 | 1 | / |
| Dhvajed | 83 | 1 | / |
| Duhaj | 80 | 199 | / |
| Dhwaj | 80 | 113 | / |
| Dhbaj | 80 | 11 | / |
| Dwhaj | 80 | 11 | / |
| Dhvas | 80 | 7 | / |
| Dhvad | 80 | 4 | / |
| Dhuaj | 80 | 2 | / |
| Dhvoj | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dhvuj | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dva | 75 | 36 | / |
| Dvj | 75 | 12 | / |
| Duhaji | 73 | 5 | / |
| D'Vaja | 73 | 3 | / |
| Douhaj | 73 | 2 | / |
| Dhwaju | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dhwaji | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dhwaja | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dhua | 67 | 2,034 | / |
| Douhaji | 67 | 170 | / |
| Dvaz | 67 | 66 | / |
| Dwaj | 67 | 47 | / |
| Dbaj | 67 | 19 | / |
| Duaj | 67 | 19 | / |
| Dvay | 67 | 7 | / |
| D'Va | 67 | 6 | / |
| Dvai | 67 | 4 | / |
| Dvad | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dvij | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dvas | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ddva | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dhvi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dhwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dvjj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dvha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dvhj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dhve | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dvae | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dvej | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dvjp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dwha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dhuaaju | 67 | 1 | / |
| Duahova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dvah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dvat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dvax | 67 | 1 | / |
Dhvaj Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dhvaj in the Hindi language | ||
| ध्वज | dhvaja | 98.52 |
| ध्वाज | dhvaja | 1.08 |
| ध्चज | dhcaja | 0.13 |
| ध्वज् | dhvaj | 0.13 |
| Dhvaj in the Marathi language | ||
| ध्वज | dhvaja | 76.47 |
| वज | vaja | 11.76 |
| ध्वाज | dhvaja | 11.76 |
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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 Dhvaj
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