Bashkar Surname

137,142nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,269 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Bashkar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bashkar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran3,0451:25,2163,162
India1131:6,788,189152,128
Israel671:127,72613,864
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Bashkar (679) may also be a first name.

Bashkar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bashkar (Bengali: ভাস্কর, Hindi: बश्कर, Marathi: बशकर, Russian: Башкарь) is found most in Iran. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bashkar? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 137,142nd most common family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 2,229,289 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Bashkar reside; 97 percent reside in South Asia and 93 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 317,830th most frequently used forename in the world, held by 679 people.

The surname is most frequent in Iran, where it is carried by 3,045 people, or 1 in 25,216. In Iran Bashkar is mostly concentrated in: Sistan and Baluchestan Province, where 29 percent live, Kerman Province, where 12 percent live and Fars Province, where 9 percent live. Besides Iran this last name occurs in 19 countries. It also occurs in India, where 3 percent live and Israel, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Bashkar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bashkar in the Bengali language
ভাস্করbhaskara-
Bashkar in the Marathi language
बशकरbasakara-
Bashkar in the Hindi language
बश्करbaskara43.75
बशकरbasakara37.5
भास्करbhaskara18.75
Bashkar in the Russian language
Башкарьbaskar-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bashkar
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