Dhanekar Surname

452,985th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 749 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Dhanekar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dhanekar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India7391:1,037,97843,360
Nepal101:2,848,0969,545

Dhanekar (28) may also be a first name.

Dhanekar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dhanekar (Hindi: धानेकर, Marathi: धनेकर) is more frequently found in India than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dhanekar? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 452,985th most frequently occurring surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 9,729,701 people. The last name Dhanekar occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Dhanekar reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 100 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,994,417th most commonly occurring first name internationally It is held by 28 people.

This last name is most frequently held in India, where it is held by 739 people, or 1 in 1,037,978. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 86 percent reside, Gujarat, where 11 percent reside and Karnataka, where 1 percent reside. Aside from India Dhanekar occurs in one country. It is also found in Nepal, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Dhanekar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dhanekar in the Hindi language
धानेकरdhanekara50
धनेकरdhanekara50
Dhanekar in the Marathi language
धनेकरdhanekara43.82
धानेकरdhanekara22.66
धाणेकरdhanekara18.27
ढाणेकरdhanekara7.86
शंकरsankara1.62
धानेकारdhanekara0.69
धनेकारdhanekara0.46
ढानेकरdhanekara0.46
घानेकरghanekara0.46
घाणेकरghanekara0.46
दांडेकरdandekara0.23
ढणेकरdhanekara0.23
भाकरbhakara0.23
ठाणेकरthanekara0.23
धुनेकरdhunekara0.23
धांडेकरdhandekara0.23
धनोकारdhanokara0.23
देवकरdevakara0.23

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