Dhanakar Surname

326,350th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,139 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Nepal

Dhanakar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dhanakar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India9811:781,92235,280
Nepal1581:180,2592,790

Dhanakar (146) may also be a first name.

Dhanakar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dhanakar (Hindi: धनकर, Marathi: धानकर, Oriya: ଧନକର) is found most frequently in India. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dhanakar? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 326,350th most commonly used last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 6,398,197 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Dhanakar reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 100 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 763,528th most frequent first name worldwide It is held by 146 people.

The last name Dhanakar is most commonly used in India, where it is carried by 981 people, or 1 in 781,922. In India Dhanakar is mostly concentrated in: Bihar, where 72 percent live, Maharashtra, where 8 percent live and Karnataka, where 7 percent live. Besides India this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Nepal, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Dhanakar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dhanakar in the Oriya language
ଧନକରdhanakara95.65
ଧନକରତାିdhanakaratai2.17
ଧନdhana2.17
Dhanakar in the Hindi language
धनकरdhanakara92.16
धनकारdhanakara3.92
धनाकारdhanakara1.96
Dhanakar in the Marathi language
धानकरdhanakara59.66
धनकरdhanakara11.76
धनेाकारdhaneakara6.72
भाकरbhakara3.36
ढनकरdhanakara3.36
धनाकारdhanakara3.36
धणकरdhanakara1.68
धनेाकरdhaneakara1.68
ढाणकरdhanakara1.68
धानाकरdhanakara1.68
धनेकरdhanekara1.68
ंनकरnnakara1.68
धनोकारdhanokara1.68

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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 Dhanakar
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