Dulani Surname

104,860th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,471 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Dulani Surname Definition:

Dulani is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: cut.

Dulani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1,8301:9,3551,452
India1,4271:537,53726,614
Sri Lanka8041:25,8813,346
Indonesia1191:1,111,33879,949
Zimbabwe1151:134,24617,609
South Africa801:677,22149,167
United States301:12,081,964463,456
Spain281:1,669,71648,608
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
England21:27,859,030389,889
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Dulani (11,999) may also be a first name.

Dulani Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Dulani is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: cut.

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Dulani Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dulani (Bengali: দুলনী, Hindi: दुलानी, Marathi: दुलानी, Oriya: ଦୁଲଣୀ, Russian: Дулани) is carried by more people in Malawi than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dulani? popularity and diffusion

It is the 104,860th most prevalent family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 1,629,959 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 53 percent of Dulani reside; 50 percent reside in South Asia and 50 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Dulani is also the 54,169th most frequently occurring first name in the world It is held by 11,999 people.

Dulani is most frequent in Malawi, where it is held by 1,830 people, or 1 in 9,355. Excluding Malawi it is found in 20 countries. It is also found in India, where 32 percent reside and Sri Lanka, where 18 percent reside.

Dulani Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Dulani surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Dulani earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 81.92% less than the national average, earning R 42,972 per year and in United States they earn 12.8% less than the national average, earning $37,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Dulani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dulani in the Hindi language
दुलानीdulani83.69
डुलानीdulani11.35
दूलानीdulani2.13
डूलानीdulani2.13
दोलातीdolati0.71
Dulani in the Bengali language
দুলনীdulani76.92
দুলানীdulani7.69
দুলনিdulani7.69
দোলনীdolani7.69
Dulani in the Marathi language
दुलानीdulani52.85
दुलाणीdulani20.73
डुलानीdulani12.18
डुलाणीdulani11.92
धुलानीdhulani0.78
डूलानीdulani0.52
दुलनीdulani0.39
डूलाणीdulani0.26
डूलािनdulaina0.26
दुलाजीdulaji0.13
Dulani in the Oriya language
ଦୁଲଣୀdulani43.77
ଦୁଲଣିdulani39.19
ଦୁଳଣୀdulani2.42
ଦୁଲାଣିdulani2.04
ଦୁଲାଣୀdulani1.4
ଦୁଳଣିdulani1.27
ଦୁଲନିdulani1.27
ଦୁଲନୀdulani1.15
ଦୂଲଣିdulani0.89
ଦୁଲାନୀdulani0.64
ଦୁଲାନିdulani0.38
ଦୂଲଣୀdulani0.38
ଦୁଳନୀdulani0.25
ଡୁଲନିdulani0.13
ଦୁଲସୀdulasi0.13
ଦୁେଲଣୀduelani0.13
ଦୁେଲଣିduelani0.13
ନୁଲଣୀnulani0.13
ଦଳାଇdala'i0.13
ଦୁଳନିdulani0.13
Dulani in the Russian language
Дуланиdulani-

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