Fotedar Surname

364,871st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 989 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Kuwait

Fotedar Surname User-submission:

Fotedar is a surname most common in Northern state of Jammu and Kashmir in India. Fotedar is derived from the two words : fot, meaning 'pearl', and dar, meaning 'keeper'. The surname means 'keeper of the treasures', or 'treasure keeper'.

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Fotedar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India7911:969,74141,335
United States491:7,397,121336,459
United Arab Emirates421:218,14914,475
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
England71:7,959,723202,100
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Fotedar (35) may also be a first name.

Fotedar Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Fotedar is a surname most common in Northern state of Jammu and Kashmir in India. Fotedar is derived from the two words : fot, meaning 'pearl', and dar, meaning 'keeper'. The surname means 'keeper of the treasures', or 'treasure keeper'. This surname is observed in Kashmiri Pandits (a minority Hindu community) in India.

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Fotedar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fotedar (Hindi: फोतेदार, Marathi: फोतेदार) is found most frequently in India. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fotedar? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 364,871st most frequently occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,368,601 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 90 percent of Fotedar are found; 80 percent are found in South Asia and 53 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,744,716th most frequently used first name worldwide, held by 35 people.

It is most frequently occurring in India, where it is carried by 791 people, or 1 in 969,741. In India Fotedar is mostly found in: Jammu and Kashmir, where 33 percent live, Delhi, where 23 percent live and Maharashtra, where 12 percent live. Excluding India Fotedar occurs in 23 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 5 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 4 percent live.

Fotedar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Fotedar are 10.41% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 63.64% being registered with the party.

Fotedar earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 46.41% more than the national average, earning $63,174 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fothedar933/
Fhotedar931/
Fotadar8625/
Fotidar8611/
Fotodar863/
Fatedar861/
Fetedar861/
Fautedar804/
Fatehdar804/
Fatadar711/
Fetadar711/
Photadar6710/
Phattedar634/
Vottidhar631/
Fatahahdar594/
Vatadar5710/
Vathadar531/
Vatidhar531/

Fotedar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fotedar in the Hindi language
फोतेदारphotedara91.67
फोटेदारphotedara1.67
फोटेदरphotedara1.67
फोतेदादphotedada1.67
Fotedar in the Marathi language
फोतेदारphotedara68.42
फोटेदरphotedara10.53
फोतेदरphotedara10.53
ेदारedara5.26
फोटेदारphotedara5.26

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