Dhankar Surname

165,900th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,610 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Qatar

Dhankar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dhankar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2,5001:306,82617,191
Nepal371:769,7565,333
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Qatar161:147,37516,023
United States131:27,881,456736,413
England51:11,143,612252,590
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Belize11:355,4743,977
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Angola11:26,989,21411,853

Dhankar (59) may also be a first name.

Dhankar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dhankar (Hindi: धनकर, Marathi: धनकर, Oriya: ଢର) is found 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 Dhankar.

How Common Is The Last Name Dhankar? popularity and diffusion

Dhankar is the 165,900th most frequently used last name internationally, held by around 1 in 2,792,163 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Dhankar are found; 97 percent are found in South Asia and 97 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Dhankar is also the 1,282,666th most frequently occurring first name globally, borne by 59 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in India, where it is borne by 2,500 people, or 1 in 306,826. In India it is mostly found in: Maharashtra, where 46 percent are found, Delhi, where 18 percent are found and Haryana, where 11 percent are found. Beside India this last name exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in Nepal, where 1 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Dhankar Last Name Statistics demography

Dhankar earn notably more than the average income. In Canada they earn 24.91% more than the national average, earning $62,059 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Dhankar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dhankar in the Marathi language
धनकरdhanakara94.63
धानकरdhanakara0.85
घनकरghanakara0.61
धनगरdhanagara0.49
धनकारdhanakara0.37
शंकरsankara0.37
धंकरdhankara0.31
मधुकरmadhukara0.24
ढांकरdhankara0.24
ठाणकरthanakara0.24
धनसुdhanasu0.12
ओंकारonkara0.12
भाकरbhakara0.12
ढनकरdhanakara0.12
दांडकरdandakara0.12
ढेणकरdhenakara0.12
शंकंरsankanra0.06
Dhankar in the Hindi language
धनकरdhanakara66.33
धंकरdhankara24.49
धनकडdhanakada7.65
धनकारdhanakara1.02
धनगरdhanagara0.51
Dhankar in the Oriya language
ଢରdhara50
ପବିଣpabina25
ଧନକର୍dhanakar25

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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 Dhankar
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