Dwarka Surname

164,873rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,629 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritius
Highest density in:
Suriname

Dwarka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dwarka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritius8951:1,445190
Suriname6331:87355
United States2661:1,362,62894,589
Guyana2531:3,013555
Netherlands1311:128,91020,052
India1061:7,236,466158,262
South Africa991:547,25043,124
Canada911:404,89735,698
England681:819,38343,863
Trinidad and Tobago551:24,8002,724
Jamaica191:151,0505,132
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
France21:33,211,361423,184
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Dwarka (35,682) may also be a first name.

Dwarka Last Name Facts

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

Dwarka (Hindi: द्वारका, Marathi: दारका, Oriya: ାରକା) has its highest incidence in Mauritius. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dwarka? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 164,873rd most frequent surname globally It is held by around 1 in 2,771,984 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 49 percent of Dwarka reside; 38 percent reside in Southern Africa and 34 percent reside in Southern African Indian Ocean. It is also the 24,371st most frequently occurring first name at a global level It is held by 35,682 people.

The surname is most widely held in Mauritius, where it is borne by 895 people, or 1 in 1,445. In Mauritius it is mostly concentrated in: Flacq District, where 23 percent are found, Plaines Wilhems District, where 19 percent are found and Grand Port District, where 17 percent are found. Without taking into account Mauritius this last name occurs in 18 countries. It is also common in Suriname, where 24 percent are found and The United States, where 10 percent are found.

Dwarka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dwarka has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Dwarka last name expanded 4,433 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dwarka Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Dwarka last name are 4.7% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 51.47% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Dwarka earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 0.41% more than the national average, earning R 238,620 per year; in United States they earn 41.88% more than the national average, earning $61,218 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.49% less than the national average, earning $48,945 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dwarkah9217/
Dwarkha9215/
Dwharka921/
Dvarka83208/
Dwarke8321/
Dwarki8311/
Duarka838/
Dwarko837/
Dworka831/
Dwarky830/
Dwarker771/
Dvorka6753/
Duarca6726/
Dvarko673/
Dworko671/
Dvarki671/
Dverka670/

Dwarka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dwarka in the Oriya language
ାରକାaraka-
Dwarka in the Hindi language
द्वारकाdvaraka91.41
दवारकाdavaraka7.44
द्वाराकाdvaraka0.26
़द्वारकाdvaraka0.21
द्वरकाdvaraka0.13
़़द्वारकाdvaraka0.08
द्वारिकाdvarika0.06
द्वराकाdvaraka0.04
दारकाdaraka0.04
द्व्ारकाdvaraka0.04
दवरकाdavaraka0.02
दावारकाdavaraka0.02
़़़़़द्वारकाdvaraka0.02
दवाराकाdavaraka0.02
़़़द्वारकाdvaraka0.02
Dwarka in the Marathi language
दारकाdaraka75.26
डेारकाdearaka12.54
दरकाdaraka1.39
्दारकाdaraka1.39
देारकाdearaka1.05
धारबाdharaba1.05
दािरकाdairaka0.7
आरेकरarekara0.35
दारकीdaraki0.35
दीारकाdiaraka0.35
आडारकाadaraka0.35
धारकाdharaka0.35
त्दारकाtdaraka0.35
द्वारकाdvaraka0.35
दारीकाdarika0.35
दराजीdaraji0.35
दोारकाdoaraka0.35
उदारामudarama0.35
दारासdarasa0.35
िडरामidarama0.35

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Footnotes

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