Dinakar Surname

198,086th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,112 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Qatar

Dinakar Surname User-submission:

This surname is derived from the Sanskrit word dhinakara, which means 'one who creates the day light' in Hindu mythology it is the name of sun god. It is always a first name, never a surname.

Dinakar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2,0111:381,43520,391
United States411:8,840,462379,649
Qatar281:84,2149,043
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
England41:13,929,515290,718
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Dinakar (10,305) may also be a first name.

Dinakar Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname is derived from the Sanskrit word dhinakara, which means 'one who creates the day light' in Hindu mythology it is the name of sun god. It is always a first name, never a surname.

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Dinakar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dinakar (Hindi: दिनकर, Marathi: िदनकर, Oriya: ଦିନକର, Tibetan: དི་ན་ཀར་) is most common in India. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dinakar? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 198,086th most numerous surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 3,450,543 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Dinakar live; 95 percent live in South Asia and 95 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 60,050th most frequently held first name throughout the world It is held by 10,305 people.

The surname is most numerous in India, where it is carried by 2,011 people, or 1 in 381,435. In India it is most numerous in: Bihar, where 54 percent reside, Karnataka, where 12 percent reside and Andhra Pradesh, where 8 percent reside. Other than India this surname occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent reside and Qatar, where 1 percent reside.

Dinakar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Dinakar surname are 26.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 80% being registered with the party.

Dinakar earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.57% less than the national average, earning $38,586 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Dinakar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dinakar in the Tibetan language
དི་ན་ཀར་dinakar-
Dinakar in the Hindi language
दिनकरdinakara88.4
दिनाकरdinakara7.9
दीनकरdinakara1.48
दिनकारdinakara0.74
दिनांकdinanka0.25
दिवाकरdivakara0.25
दिनाकारdinakara0.25
डिनकरdinakara0.25
दीनाकरdinakara0.25
Dinakar in the Marathi language
िदनकरidanakara86.77
दनकरdanakara5.83
िदनाकरidanakara2.47
िदणकरidanakara0.9
िडनाकरidanakara0.29
िनकरinakara0.29
िनकमinakama0.25
दीनकरdinakara0.25
ओंकारonkara0.21
िदनकऱidanakara0.21
़िदनकरidanakara0.12
िदवाकरidavakara0.12
नकरnakara0.12
खेडकरkhedakara0.12
नवारnavara0.08
िदनदरidanadara0.08
िदनगरidanagara0.08
िदनाकारidanakara0.08
डीनकरdinakara0.08
िदिनकरidinakara0.08
देवकरdevakara0.08
इंजरinjara0.04
्िदनकरidanakara0.04
दीनाकारdinakara0.04
किरकराkirakara0.04
सुधाकरsudhakara0.04
िदमकरidamakara0.04
िशवकरisavakara0.04
तोडकरtodakara0.04
िगरकरigarakara0.04
ककराkakara0.04
मानकरेmanakare0.04
िवनकरivanakara0.04
धनगरdhanagara0.04
िदनकिरidanakira0.04
दीणकरdinakara0.04
मानकरmanakara0.04
डकरdakara0.04
िंदकरindakara0.04
िदाकरidakara0.04
दिन्कर्dinkar0.04
नेतकरnetakara0.04
िदकरidakara0.04
िनमकरinamakara0.04
दीपकdipaka0.04
Dinakar in the Oriya language
ଦିନକରdinakara63.41
ଦିନାକରdinakara21.95
ଦୀନାକରdinakara4.88
ଦୀନକରdinakara4.88
ଦିନକାରdinakara2.44
ଦିନାକରାଲସିଂdinakaralasim2.44

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