Chafekar Surname

97,809th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,850 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Kuwait

Chafekar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chafekar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India4,6381:165,38710,281
Kuwait1351:28,1533,584
Zimbabwe151:1,029,21663,831
England131:4,286,005132,302
United States131:27,881,456736,413
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Chafekar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chafekar (Marathi: चाफेकर) is most common in India. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chafekar? popularity and diffusion

Chafekar is the 97,809th most prevalent surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 1,502,587 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Chafekar reside; 96 percent reside in South Asia and 96 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.

This surname is most frequently held in India, where it is held by 4,638 people, or 1 in 165,387. In India Chafekar is primarily concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 99 percent are found, Gujarat, where 0 percent are found and Madhya Pradesh, where 0 percent are found. Barring India Chafekar exists in 13 countries. It is also common in Kuwait, where 3 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 0 percent are found.

Chafekar Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Chafekar earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 648.74% more than the national average, earning R 1,779,280 per year and in United States they earn 10.26% more than the national average, earning $47,575 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Chafekar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chafekar in the Marathi language
चाफेकरcaphekara98.74
चफेकरcaphekara0.28
चापेकरcapekara0.22
भाकरbhakara0.22
चाफ़ेकरcafekara0.16
चाफेकारcaphekara0.13
चाफॅकरcaphekara0.03
़चाफेकरcaphekara0.03

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