Abedkar Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Iran

Abedkar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Abedkar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India71:109,580,769786,157
Iran11:76,782,524277,718

Abedkar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Abedkar (Hindi: अबेडकर, Marathi: आंबेडकर) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Abedkar? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,723,624th most commonly used family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname Abedkar is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Abedkar are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 88 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.

It is most commonly occurring in India, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 109,580,769. In India it is most numerous in: Maharashtra, where 71 percent are found, Andhra Pradesh, where 14 percent are found and Telangana, where 14 percent are found. Apart from India this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Iran, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aabedkar934/
Abadkar8628/
Abodkar862/
Abedqar861/
Abetkar861/
Aabadkar805/
Abadkhar801/
Abitkar71108/
Abatkar717/
Ebidkar713/
Ebadkar712/
Aabatkar674/
Aabitkar671/
Haibatkar6349/
Hosbetkar638/
Haibathkar595/
Ebitkar5710/
Ebithkar531/

Abedkar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Abedkar in the Hindi language
अबेडकरabedakara-
Abedkar in the Marathi language
आंबेडकरambedakara-

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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 Abedkar
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