Duwarka Surname

1,573,888th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 130 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Duwarka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Duwarka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1231:440,46937,524
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Duwarka (1,939) may also be a first name.

Duwarka Last Name Facts

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

Duwarka (Hindi: द्वारका, Marathi: दुवारका) is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Duwarka? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,573,888th most frequent last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 56,058,046 people. Duwarka occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Duwarka live; 95 percent live in Southern Africa and 95 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Duwarka is also the 172,224th most prevalent forename globally. It is borne by 1,939 people.

Duwarka is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 123 people, or 1 in 440,469. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 88 percent are found, Gauteng, where 11 percent are found and Western Cape, where 2 percent are found. Not including South Africa this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 5 percent are found and India, where 1 percent are found.

Duwarka Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Duwarka surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 75% being registered with the political party.

The amount Duwarka earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 39.43% less than the national average, earning R 143,940 per year and in United States they earn 8.86% less than the national average, earning $39,325 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Duwarkah9358/
Dowarka8623/
Duwarke861/
Duworko7165/
Dubarko718/
Duvarca711/
Dubarke710/
Daubarke671/
Duborko5732/
Divarca572/
Duvarco571/
Duworco571/
Doworko571/

Duwarka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Duwarka in the Hindi language
द्वारकाdvaraka-
Duwarka in the Marathi language
दुवारकाduvaraka50
दारकाdaraka50

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Duwarka
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