Galvankar Surname

1,088,856th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 226 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Galvankar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Galvankar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2161:3,551,229100,445
United States71:51,779,848968,877
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Galvankar Last Name Facts

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

Galvankar (Marathi: गाळवणकर) is more frequently found in India than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Galvankar? popularity and diffusion

The last name Galvankar is the 1,088,856th most commonly held family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 32,245,778 people. The last name Galvankar is predominantly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Galvankar live; 96 percent live in South Asia and 96 percent live in Indo-South Asia.

Galvankar is most frequently used in India, where it is carried by 216 people, or 1 in 3,551,229. In India it is most frequent in: Maharashtra, where 93 percent are found, Karnataka, where 2 percent are found and Andhra Pradesh, where 1 percent are found. Beside India this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Galvankar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Galvankar are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with the party.

Galvankar earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.41% less than the national average, earning $38,225 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alvankar947/
Golvankar89138/
Halvankar8925/
Galwankar8911/
Aalvankar896/
Albankar8243/
Alwankar8225/
Golwankar7819/
Aalbankar785/
Halwankar784/

Galvankar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Galvankar in the Marathi language
गाळवणकरgalavanakara91.47
गालवणकरgalavanakara4.65
गाहवणकरgahavanakara1.55
वंकरvankara0.78

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Galvankar
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