Alankar Surname

402,870th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 871 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Alankar Surname User-submission:

The Alankar surname is derived from Indian classical music instrument alankara, which means 'ornaments'.

Alankar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India7961:963,65041,117
United States471:7,711,892346,147
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
England31:18,572,686338,250
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Alankar (3,715) may also be a first name.

Alankar Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Alankar surname is derived from Indian classical music instrument alankara, which means 'ornaments'.

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Alankar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Alankar (Bengali: অলংকার, Hindi: अलंकार, Marathi: अलंकार, Oriya: ଅଳାର) is found most frequently in India. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Alankar click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alankar? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 402,870th most frequently held surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 8,366,872 people. The last name Alankar occurs mostly in Asia, where 94 percent of Alankar are found; 91 percent are found in South Asia and 91 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 115,586th most prevalent first name internationally, held by 3,715 people.

Alankar is most commonly occurring in India, where it is held by 796 people, or 1 in 963,650. In India Alankar is most prevalent in: Maharashtra, where 53 percent live, Karnataka, where 19 percent live and Bihar, where 7 percent live. Apart from India this last name exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 5 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent live.

Alankar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Alankar surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the political party.

Alankar earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 94.78% more than the national average, earning $84,047 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Alankar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Alankar in the Bengali language
অলংকারalankara-
Alankar in the Hindi language
अलंकारalankara97.72
आलंकरalankara0.62
अलांकारalankara0.41
अलंकरalankara0.41
अनंकारanankara0.21
अलनकारalanakara0.21
अलकारalakara0.21
अलन्कारalankara0.21
Alankar in the Oriya language
ଅଳାରalara83.33
ଅଲାରalara12.5
ଅଳାରାଇଁalara'im2.08
ଆଲାରalara2.08
Alankar in the Marathi language
अलंकारalankara82.21
एलंकारelankara5.61
अलंकरalankara3.35
आलंकारalankara1.89
एलंकरelankara0.61
आलंकरalankara0.55
आळंकरalankara0.49
आळणकरalanakara0.49
शंकरsankara0.43
अंलकारanlakara0.37
अलंकाalanka0.24
बाळकृbalakr0.12
हसकरhasakara0.12
आचोळकरacolakara0.12
अलकारalakara0.12
ंाकारmakara0.12
आंलकरanlakara0.12
िदवाकरidavakara0.12
िदनकरidanakara0.12
एलंकाऱelankara0.12
अळंकारalankara0.12
अनकरanakara0.12
आमोदकरamodakara0.06
अलनकरalanakara0.06
यकरyakara0.06
नावकरnavakara0.06
कालकरkalakara0.06
मानकरmanakara0.06
अलकांरalakanra0.06
उरणकरuranakara0.06
दांडेकरdandekara0.06
अबांकारabankara0.06
वटकरvatakara0.06
बा्गकरbagakara0.06
िचलेकरicalekara0.06
तलवारtalavara0.06
लखारामlakharama0.06

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