Ekar Surname

440,082nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 778 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Ekar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ekar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
Mauritania1241:33,0232,679
India641:11,985,397216,293
Venezuela551:549,16510,134
Slovenia551:45,2307,852
United States391:9,293,819392,288
Papua New Guinea211:388,27250,829
Nigeria191:9,323,303191,560
Taiwan121:1,953,72912,642
Niger111:1,744,72934,351
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Ekar (468) may also be a first name.

Ekar Last Name Facts

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

Ekar (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻛﺎﺭ, Hindi: आेकार, Marathi: ऊॅकार, Oriya: ଏକାର, Russian: Екар) is more commonly found in Ghana than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekar? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 440,082nd most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 9,367,026 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 65 percent of Ekar are found; 64 percent are found in West Africa and 47 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 393,633rd most commonly held forename at a global level It is held by 468 people.

It is most numerous in Ghana, where it is carried by 346 people, or 1 in 78,094. Aside from Ghana it occurs in 24 countries. It also occurs in Mauritania, where 16 percent reside and India, where 8 percent reside.

Ekar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ekar has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Ekar last name expanded 1,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ekar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ekar last name are 18.2% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 71.43% being registered with the party.

The amount Ekar earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 572.76% more than the national average, earning R 1,598,740 per year and in United States they earn 8.76% less than the national average, earning $39,368 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hekar89642/
Yekar89474/
Ekare89202/
Ekhar89180/
Ekkar8983/
Eikar8940/
Oekar8939/
Eckar8929/
Ekaur8928/
Jekar8922/
Aekar8920/
Ezkar8919/
Ekaar8914/
Gekar8912/
Iekar894/
Ejkar892/
Eakar892/
Eukar892/
Eekar891/
Ekcar891/
Eşkar891/
Ekear890/
Hekare80288/
Yetkar80115/
Ekardt80101/
Jekkar8072/
Heskar8057/
Hekkar8057/
Ekhare8050/
Jehkar8031/
Jekare8025/
Yekkar8020/
Yekare8019/
Hetkar8019/
Jetkar8014/
Hekhar8010/
Eikard8010/
Ekahar809/
Ekcart809/
Hegkar806/
Ietkar806/
Ihekar805/
Etkare804/
Edkare804/
Eitkar804/
Jeukar804/
Hedkar804/
Heckar804/
Eekare803/
Gekhar803/
Echkar803/
Eikhar802/
Iekhar802/
Ijekar802/
Jekhar802/
Heikar802/
Yekhar802/
Ekaire802/
Eidkar802/
Hekarh802/
Jeakar801/
Hekard801/
Hoekar801/
Eadkar801/
Eaikar801/
Eakare801/
Eakhar801/
Ekarhe801/
Ekaure801/
Ekhair801/
Eickar801/
Ethkar801/
Ekartt801/
Eddkar801/
Etkart801/
Geckar800/
Ekartd800/
Eakard800/
Eackar800/
Akar7572,829/
Okar752,430/
Ekor752,361/
Ikar751,450/
Ecar75279/
Eqar7547/
Ykar752/
Jkar751/
Heckart73668/
Ajgekar73121/
Eckeard7362/
Eckartt7325/
Eekhart7324/
Eykhart7311/
Ujjekar736/
Yechkar735/
Yeshkar735/
Ekarova735/
Heskart735/
Jeetkar734/
Edkardt733/
Hegkare733/
Gekquar733/
Eikhart733/
Aayekar732/
Jhgekar731/
Eackart731/
Eakhatr731/
Edkhart731/
Ehekare731/
Eitkhar731/
Esskhar731/
Ezkhart731/
Giejkar731/
Ajjekar731/
Yedtkar731/
Jõekaar731/
Esskare731/
Ihekare731/
Ezzkhar731/
Eickart730/
Ekheart730/
Ecckard730/
Heekard730/
Eskhard730/
Hekhart730/
Eickard730/
Eckhair730/
Akkar6716,441/
Ikhar673,772/
Equar673,547/
Yıkar671,311/
Hakar671,154/
Ikkar671,153/
Aykar671,061/
Jikar67903/
Akhar67885/
Aikar67783/
Ecard67604/
Ekore67538/
Escar67522/
Ihekaire67483/
Ikare67470/
Aakar67339/
Jkaur67196/
Ecart67112/
Hokar67109/
Okkar6798/
Yokar6784/
Ackar6777/
Ekhor6771/
Ekorr6769/
Ecare6767/
Uykar6765/
Hecar6764/
Eckheart6761/
Eucar6758/
Echkardt6756/
Ikaur6755/
Akcar6752/
Akaar6742/
Akair6738/
Eckhartt6737/
Ekord6734/
Aajgekar6733/
Aiyekare6728/
Hikar6727/
Ağkar6727/
Uikar6716/
Ajkar6715/
Okhar6715/
Hejjekar6713/
Iokar6712/
Gikar6711/
Gekor6711/
Iikar6710/
Akaur679/
Okair679/
Ahkar678/
Akarh678/
Ecaar677/
Yikar677/
Oikar677/
Aqkar677/
Etcar677/
Edcar676/
Heckhart675/
Gujjekar675/
Akarr675/
Ohkar675/
Hekarová674/
Heckhard674/
Jhkar674/
Eccar674/
Heckardt674/
Jecar674/
Aijeekar673/
Ekour673/
Okaar673/
Heackard673/
Ockar673/
Okarh673/
Akear673/
Ecarp673/
Eckkardt673/
Edkhardt672/
Ikahr672/
Jykar672/
Eckhartd672/
Eicar672/
Eikor672/
Eckor672/
Akayr672/
Jkhar672/
Eckaardt672/
Ikasr672/
Aekor672/
Okaur671/
Jeethkar671/
Jkare671/
Ikair671/
Ekharova671/
Gaiyekar671/
Gojgekar671/
Akahr671/
Yecar671/
Jekor671/
Ykhar671/
Iykar671/
Oghekaro671/
Eekor671/
Ekeir671/
Gecar671/
Agkar671/
Ikaar671/
Ikarr671/
Eqard671/
Aecar671/
Eekhardt671/
Aãkar671/
Eiqar671/
Eakor671/
Euqar671/
Ujkar671/
Edqar671/
Jkard670/
Heckeard670/
Eickhart670/

Ekar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ekar in the Oriya language
ଏକାରekara-
Ekar in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻛﺎﺭakar70.69
ﺃﻛﺎﺭakar25.86
ﻛﺎﺭkar1.72
ﺍﻟﻜﺎﺭalkar1.72
Ekar in the Hindi language
आेकारaekara56.25
आंेकारamekara31.25
एकारekara6.25
एकरekara6.25
Ekar in the Marathi language
ऊॅकारuekara23.53
एकारekara23.53
ओेकारoekara17.65
उॅकारuekara11.76
अॅकरaekara5.88
एकरekara5.88
ओेेकारoeekara5.88
आेकारaekara5.88
Ekar in the Russian language
Екарekar-

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