Dorkar Surname

229,011th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,770 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Dorkar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dorkar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,7611:435,58522,662
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Dorkar (65) may also be a first name.

Dorkar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dorkar (Marathi: दोरकर) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dorkar? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 229,011th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 4,117,258 people. Dorkar occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Dorkar live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 99 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,212,820th most frequently occurring first name world-wide, borne by 65 people.

This last name is most frequently held in India, where it is borne by 1,761 people, or 1 in 435,585. In India Dorkar is mostly concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 99 percent are found, Telangana, where 0 percent are found and Jammu and Kashmir, where 0 percent are found. Outside of India Dorkar exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 0 percent are found and Iran, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dhorkar928/
Dohrkar923/
Doorkar921/
Dhotrkar862/
Durkar83894/
Derkar83333/
Dorkor83225/
Darkar83121/
Dorcar831/
Dharkar772,729/
Deurkar77218/
Daurkar7738/
Dherkar7734/
Durgkar7717/
Darkare776/
Dorkhor776/
Durkard775/
Durkarz774/
Durkart772/
Darkhar772/
Derkaur771/
Darkart771/
Dharkaar7120/
Deurkaar714/
Durkhart712/
Darkhard711/
Dhatrkar711/
Dhaarkar711/
Daharkar711/
Durckard711/
Doorkour711/
Durkardt711/
Dercar6730/
Dorcor676/
Durcar672/
Durkhardt671/

Dorkar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dorkar in the Marathi language
दोरकरdorakara98.77
डोरकरdorakara0.23
दारेकरdarekara0.08
दरेकरdarekara0.08

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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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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dorkar
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