Ganvkar Surname

488,996th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 678 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Singapore

Ganvkar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ganvkar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India6651:1,153,48246,790
Singapore131:423,66918,211

Ganvkar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ganvkar (Marathi: गांवकर) is most common in India. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ganvkar? popularity and diffusion

It is the 488,996th most numerous last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 10,748,593 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Ganvkar reside; 98 percent reside in South Asia and 98 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.

This last name is most common in India, where it is held by 665 people, or 1 in 1,153,482. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Karnataka, where 96 percent live, Maharashtra, where 4 percent live and Goa, where 0 percent live. Not including India it exists in one country. It also occurs in Singapore, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Ganvkar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ganvkar in the Marathi language
गांवकरganvakara94.44
गावकरgavakara5.56

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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 Ganvkar
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