Dhanoa is a Punjab and Uttar Pradesh originated Indian surname found among Jats and Sikhs with the widely accepted translation to those who are blessed (dhan meaning 'blessed' and oa meaning 'those').
Distribution People bearing the surname Dhanoa were found in India, Canada, United States, Italy, United Arab Emirates and United Kingdom, Primarily in India and Canada.
Canada: The people bearing the surname in Canada primarily migrated from India to Canada from the 1830s to the 1940s. Approximately 225,000 Canadians bear the surname, which is 0.55% of the total population.
Notable people with the surname include:
Birender Singh Dhanoa, Indian Air Force officer Dan Dhanoa (born 1959), Indian actor, model and sailor Guddu Dhanoa, Indian writer, producer and director Sohan Singh Dhanoa (born 1930), Indian Olympic middle-distance runner
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