Gakhar Surname
Approximately 3,060 people bear this surname
Gakhar Surname User-submission:
Gakhar is a surname from the Punjab region of India before partition. There are now some Gakhars in Pakistan, as well as India.
Gakhar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 1,941 | 1:395,191 | 20,982 |
| Pakistan | 910 | 1:196,312 | 4,835 |
| United States | 55 | 1:6,590,162 | 310,708 |
| Canada | 42 | 1:877,276 | 67,671 |
| Qatar | 22 | 1:107,182 | 11,536 |
| England | 18 | 1:3,095,448 | 105,421 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Australia | 11 | 1:2,454,155 | 103,534 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Malaysia | 11 | 1:2,681,293 | 102,971 |
| Belgium | 7 | 1:1,642,378 | 98,400 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
Gakhar (214) may also be a first name.
Gakhar Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Gakhar is a surname from the Punjab region of India before partition. There are now some Gakhars in Pakistan, as well as India.
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Average Gakhar Salary in
United States
$60,225 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Gakhar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gakhar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gakhar (Georgian: გახარ, Hindi: गखर, Marathi: गाखर, Russian: Гахар) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gakhar? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 145,099th most commonly used surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 2,381,551 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 95 percent of Gakhar reside; 93 percent reside in South Asia and 63 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 617,781st most frequently held given name world-wide, held by 214 people.
This surname is most common in India, where it is borne by 1,941 people, or 1 in 395,191. In India it is mostly found in: Punjab, where 33 percent live, Delhi, where 32 percent live and Haryana, where 13 percent live. Not including India Gakhar exists in 21 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 30 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.
Gakhar Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Gakhar surname are 31.01% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 77.78% registered with the political party.
The amount Gakhar earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 39.57% more than the national average, earning $60,225 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.94% less than the national average, earning $39,776 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gakhar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gakhar in the Georgian language | ||
| გახარ | gakhar | - |
| Gakhar in the Hindi language | ||
| गखर | gakhara | 68 |
| गखड़ | gakhara | 16 |
| गाखर | gakhara | 8 |
| गक्खड | gakkhada | 5 |
| गाखड़ | gakhara | 2 |
| गक्खड़ | gakkhara | 1 |
| Gakhar in the Marathi language | ||
| गाखर | gakhara | 56.25 |
| गखर | gakhara | 37.5 |
| मगखर | magakhara | 3.13 |
| गखार | gakhara | 3.13 |
| Gakhar in the Russian language | ||
| Гахар | gahar | - |
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Footnotes
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