Devkar Surname

8,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 70,300 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Devkar Surname User-submission:

The Devkar surname means 'created by the god(s)' or 'the work they do is filled with godliness'.

It most probably branched from the Deshmukh category.

It is said that the Devkars travelled large distance from Jammu and Kashmir (Mayurkhand), then stayed at Jobner, Rajasthan for quite a time after which they finally became one of the Deshmukhs at Maharashtra.

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Devkar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India70,2371:10,921899
United States171:21,321,114641,998
England161:3,482,379114,324
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

The alternate forms: Devkár (1) are calculated separately.

Devkar (215) may also be a first name.

Devkar Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Devkar surname means 'created by the god(s)' or 'the work they do is filled with godliness'.

It most probably branched from the Deshmukh category.

It is said that the Devkars travelled large distance from Jammu and Kashmir (Mayurkhand), then stayed at Jobner, Rajasthan for quite a time after which they finally became one of the Deshmukhs at Maharashtra.

A lot of them live in Chalisgaon, Jalgaon district, Maharashtra.

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Devkar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Devkar (Hindi: देवकर, Marathi: देवकर) is most common in India. It may also occur as a variant: Devkár. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Devkar? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,094th most frequently held last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 103,664 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Devkar reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 100 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 616,131st most frequently occurring first name globally. It is borne by 215 people.

The last name is most widely held in India, where it is carried by 70,237 people, or 1 in 10,921. In India it is mostly found in: Maharashtra, where 99 percent live, Uttar Pradesh, where 0 percent live and Goa, where 0 percent live. Other than India this surname occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Devkar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Devkar last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered with the party.

Devkar earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 45.83% less than the national average, earning $23,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Devkár941/
Devkare92566/
Deavkar924/
Dhevkar924/
Devkaar923/
Deevkar921/
Devkarr921/
Dievkar921/
Dhevkkar861/
Devkkhar861/
Devkahre861/
Devkhaar861/
Divkar832,518/
Dewkar8366/
Devcar8330/
Devkor836/
Defkar831/
Deewkar771/
Dewkare771/
Devkore771/
Divwkar771/
Dewkhard711/
Diwkar6722/
Dybkar675/
Divcar671/
Devcor670/
Debcor501/

Devkar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Devkar in the Marathi language
देवकरdevakara98.83
शेखरsekhara0.04
देवरावdevarava0.03
देवरामdevarama0.02
देवबाdevaba0.01
देबकरdebakara0.01
दॅवकरdevakara0.01
देवेकरdevekara0.01
देवाजीdevaji0.01
देवकारdevakara0.01
देवकाdevaka0.01
दवेकरdavekara0.01
गाडेकरgadekara0
देवदरdevadara0
ेवारevara0
देवरेdevare0
देवानdevana0
दौकरdaukara0
देअकरde'akara0
दॆवकरdevakara0
देशकरdesakara0
देनकरdenakara0
देवरdevara0
देवकीdevaki0
दवकरdavakara0
दरेकरdarekara0
देवकरेdevakare0
Devkar in the Hindi language
देवकरdevakara93.55
देवकारdevakara6.45

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