Dhamaskar Surname

415,025th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 839 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Qatar

Dhamaskar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dhamaskar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India7921:968,51741,286
Qatar281:84,2149,043
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Dhamaskar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dhamaskar (Marathi: धामसकर) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dhamaskar? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dhamaskar is the 415,025th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 8,685,990 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Dhamaskar are found; 94 percent are found in South Asia and 78 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.

It is most frequent in India, where it is held by 792 people, or 1 in 968,517. In India Dhamaskar is primarily concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 82 percent reside and Goa, where 17 percent reside. Aside from India this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Qatar, where 3 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Dhamaskar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dhamaskar in the Marathi language
धामसकरdhamasakara91.74
धामासकरdhamasakara1.83
दामेसकरdamesakara1.83
धामणdhamana0.92
कमलाकरkamalakara0.92

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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 Dhamaskar
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