Dunkar Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Liberia

Dunkar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dunkar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India71:109,580,769786,157
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Dunkar (27) may also be a first name.

Dunkar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dunkar (Hindi: डूंकर, Marathi: िदनकर, Oriya: ଦୁାର) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dunkar? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,723,624th most widespread last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 88 percent of Dunkar reside; 88 percent reside in South Asia and 88 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 2,036,353rd most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 27 people.

The surname Dunkar is most frequently occurring in India, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 109,580,769. In India it is mostly found in: West Bengal, where 57 percent reside, Arunachal Pradesh, where 14 percent reside and Chhattisgarh, where 14 percent reside. Besides India Dunkar is found in one country. It is also found in Liberia, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Daunkar9219/
Dungkar9214/
Dunkare9213/
Dunkard928/
Dhunkar926/
Dounkar921/
Dusnkar921/
Dunckar920/
Dunkart920/
Dunkarp920/
Dounkhar864/
Duinkhar864/
Dounkart861/
Dunkhard860/
Donkar83142/
Duncar838/
Dunkor835/
Dauthnkar801/
Dhumkar7727/
Dhonkar7711/
Dongkar773/
Duncare771/
Donkor6795,204/
Daunquart6728/
Dounkoure672/
Doncar671/
Dumcar671/
Donqar671/
Donkhor6297/
Doncair626/
Donkorh625/
Dongkorh571/
Duncourt570/
Doncor501/
Dumcor501/

Dunkar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dunkar in the Oriya language
ଦୁାରduara-
Dunkar in the Marathi language
िदनकरidanakara80
दुनकरdunakara20
Dunkar in the Hindi language
डूंकरdunkara50
डुंकरdunkara25
डुंकारdunkara25

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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 Dunkar
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