Dhvaj Surname

378,019th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 945 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Dhvaj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dhvaj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India9391:816,89636,472
Nepal61:4,746,82612,065

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 surname Dhvaj (Hindi: ध्वज, Marathi: ध्वज) is more frequently found in India than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dhvaj? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 378,019th most frequently used surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 7,711,689 people. The surname Dhvaj occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Dhvaj are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 100 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 245,583rd most commonly used first name in the world, held by 1,062 people.

This surname is most common in India, where it is held by 939 people, or 1 in 816,896. In India it is most numerous in: Uttar Pradesh, where 71 percent reside, Himachal Pradesh, where 11 percent reside and Rajasthan, where 5 percent reside. Besides India it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Nepal, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dhvaju91572/
Dhvaji9111/
Dhvaja919/
Tdhvaj911/
Dhwvaj911/
Dvaj8943/
Dhvj893/
Dhva891/
Dhvajed831/
Duhaj80199/
Dhwaj80113/
Dhbaj8011/
Dwhaj8011/
Dhvas807/
Dhvad804/
Dhuaj802/
Dhvoj801/
Dhvuj801/
Dva7536/
Dvj7512/
Duhaji735/
D'Vaja733/
Douhaj732/
Dhwaju731/
Dhwaji731/
Dhwaja731/
Dhua672,034/
Douhaji67170/
Dvaz6766/
Dwaj6747/
Dbaj6719/
Duaj6719/
Dvay677/
D'Va676/
Dvai674/
Dvad672/
Dvij672/
Dvas672/
Ddva672/
Dhvi672/
Dhwa672/
Dvjj671/
Dvha671/
Dvhj671/
Dhve671/
Dvae671/
Dvej671/
Dvjp671/
Dwha671/
Dhuaaju671/
Duahova671/
Dvah671/
Dvat671/
Dvax671/

Dhvaj Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dhvaj in the Hindi language
ध्वजdhvaja98.52
ध्वाजdhvaja1.08
ध्चजdhcaja0.13
ध्वज्dhvaj0.13
Dhvaj in the Marathi language
ध्वजdhvaja76.47
वजvaja11.76
ध्वाजdhvaja11.76

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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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  • 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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