Dholekar Surname

1,310,135th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 172 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Dholekar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dholekar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1711:4,485,762116,822
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Dholekar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dholekar (Marathi: ढोलेकर) is found most in India. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Dholekar.

How Common Is The Last Name Dholekar? popularity and diffusion

Dholekar is the 1,310,135th most frequent last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 42,369,453 people. The surname Dholekar is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Dholekar are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 99 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.

This last name is most common in India, where it is held by 171 people, or 1 in 4,485,762. In India it is primarily found in: Maharashtra, where 94 percent live, Karnataka, where 3 percent live and Delhi, where 2 percent live. Apart from India Dholekar is found in one country. It is also common in Malaysia, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dolekar93311/
Dhulekar88822/
Dholakar88118/
Dhelekar8814/
Dhalekar8810/
Dholokar881/
Dholikar881/
Dahalekar825/
Dhaslekar824/
Delekar80722/
Dalekar80182/
Dolakar8072/
Dolikar8065/
Dulekar8048/
Dhalakar7537/
Dhelakar7529/
Dulekkar7512/
Dhalikar7511/
Deulekar759/
Dehlikar758/
Doulakar757/
Dollakar753/
Dhulikar752/
Delhekar752/
Dohlikar751/
Dolescar751/
Doelikar751/
Daulekar751/
Dahlakar751/
Dhelokar751/
Dolaikar751/
Dahalakar71324/
Dahalikar7118/
Dheulakar712/
Dhulaikar711/
Dhaulikar711/
Delikar67218/
Delakar67158/
Dalakar6730/
Dalikar679/
Dalokar672/
Delokar671/

Dholekar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dholekar in the Marathi language
ढोलेकरdholekara94.5
ढोळेकरdholekara2.75
धोलेकरdholekara1.83

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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 Dholekar
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