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

Dunkar (Hindi: डूंकर, Marathi: िदनकर, Oriya: ଦୁାର) is borne by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of Dunkar click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dunkar? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,723,624th most widely held last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 88 percent of Dunkar are found; 88 percent are found in South Asia and 88 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 2,036,353rd most commonly occurring first name globally. It is borne by 27 people.

The surname Dunkar is most frequently used in India, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 109,580,769. In India Dunkar is primarily found in: West Bengal, where 57 percent live, Arunachal Pradesh, where 14 percent live and Chhattisgarh, where 14 percent live. Outside of India this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Liberia, where 13 percent live.

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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dunkar
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