Chakankar Surname

513,430th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 636 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Chakankar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chakankar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India6251:1,227,30548,983
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
China21:683,660,78330,601
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471

Chakankar Last Name Facts

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

Chakankar (Marathi: चाकणकर) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chakankar? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 513,430th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 11,458,406 people. The surname Chakankar is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Chakankar live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 98 percent live in Indo-South Asia.

The last name Chakankar is most frequently used in India, where it is borne by 625 people, or 1 in 1,227,305. In India it is most common in: Maharashtra, where 98 percent are found, Telangana, where 1 percent are found and Delhi, where 0 percent are found. Apart from India this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Chakankar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chakankar in the Marathi language
चाकणकरcakanakara98.61
चाकणकरानेcakanakarane0.46
शंकरsankara0.46
वाकणकरvakanakara0.23

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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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