Ganeshkar Surname

215,535th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,906 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Ganeshkar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ganeshkar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,9041:402,87021,300
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Ganeshkar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ganeshkar (Hindi: गणेशकर, Marathi: गणेशकर) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ganeshkar? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 215,535th most widely held last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 3,823,476 people. The surname Ganeshkar is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Ganeshkar live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 100 percent live in Indo-South Asia.

The last name Ganeshkar is most frequent in India, where it is held by 1,904 people, or 1 in 402,870. In India Ganeshkar is mostly concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 98 percent are found, Karnataka, where 0 percent are found and Goa, where 0 percent are found. Other than India Ganeshkar occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ganeshkaar951/
Ganeskar9451/
Gangeskar8973/
Ganneskar893/
Ganesgkar891/
Ganashkar891/
Ganoshkar891/
Ganoskar82102/
Goneskar825/
Ganaskar821/
Ghaniskar781/
Anescar7579/
Annescar719/
Anescart719/
Genescar719/
Haniskar711/
Onescar638/
Aniscar632/
Aniscard591/
Oniskor504/
Añezcar501/
Oniscar501/

Ganeshkar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ganeshkar in the Hindi language
गणेशकरganesakara-
Ganeshkar in the Marathi language
गणेशकरganesakara97.94
शंकरsankara0.64
गनेशकरganesakara0.43
गणेशganesa0.28
गणेशकरानेganesakarane0.14
मंगेशाकरmangesakara0.07
गणेहरकरganeharakara0.07
गणेशकारganesakara0.07
गणेशकराजganesakaraja0.07

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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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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ganeshkar
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