Gaonkar Surname

9,215th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61,474 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Gaonkar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gaonkar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India60,5071:12,6771,034
United Arab Emirates3401:26,9483,000
Oman2281:16,1751,660
United States1471:2,465,707151,024
Kuwait771:49,3605,585
Qatar471:50,1704,949
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
Singapore131:423,66918,211
England111:5,065,278148,650
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Finland61:916,11741,832
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Maldives21:202,0864,973
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
France11:66,422,722504,397
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Gaonkar (44) may also be a first name.

Gaonkar Last Name Facts

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

Gaonkar (Hindi: गांवकर, Marathi: गांवकर) is borne by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Gaonkar.

How Common Is The Last Name Gaonkar? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gaonkar is the 9,215th most common last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 118,547 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Gaonkar reside; 98 percent reside in South Asia and 83 percent reside in Luso-South Asia. It is also the 1,525,482nd most widely held forename at a global level It is held by 44 people.

The surname is most commonly held in India, where it is carried by 60,507 people, or 1 in 12,677. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Goa, where 84 percent reside, Maharashtra, where 14 percent reside and Karnataka, where 1 percent reside. Barring India this surname is found in 40 countries. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent reside and Oman, where 0 percent reside.

Gaonkar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gaonkar last name are 7.78% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.55% registered to vote for the party.

Gaonkar earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 38.81% more than the national average, earning $59,896 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Gaonkar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gaonkar in the Marathi language
गांवकरganvakara79.38
गावकरgavakara16.52
शंकरsankara0.82
गावंकरgavankara0.73
गावकारgavakara0.3
िदनकरidanakara0.21
गावन्करgavankara0.21
गओन्करga'onkara0.19
गंगारामgangarama0.14
गोनकरgonakara0.07
गोणकरgonakara0.07
गावन्कारgavankara0.07
गांवकारganvakara0.05
गोवकरgovakara0.05
गौणकरgaunakara0.03
ओंकारonkara0.03
गांवाकरganvakara0.03
घोणकरghonakara0.02
ग़ावकरgavakara0.02
गौनकरgaunakara0.02
गवांकरgavankara0.02
गोवेकरgovekara0.02
दकरdakara0.02
अक्षराaksara0.02
गाँवकरgamvakara0.02
Gaonkar in the Hindi language
गांवकरganvakara66.67
बाबुलगॉवकरbabulagovakara33.33

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