Garkar Surname
Approximately 1,131 people bear this surname
Garkar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 1,041 | 1:736,854 | 33,738 |
| Iran | 31 | 1:2,476,856 | 81,358 |
| Palestine | 31 | 1:146,737 | 8,164 |
| Yemen | 18 | 1:1,468,072 | 12,178 |
| Liberia | 7 | 1:629,791 | 27,063 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Garkar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Garkar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Garkar (Hindi: गारकर, Marathi: गारकर) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Garkar? popularity and diffusion
The surname Garkar is the 328,117th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,443,454 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Garkar live; 95 percent live in South Asia and 92 percent live in Indo-South Asia.
It is most commonly held in India, where it is borne by 1,041 people, or 1 in 736,854. In India Garkar is mostly concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 99 percent reside, Madhya Pradesh, where 0 percent reside and Telangana, where 0 percent reside. Barring India this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 3 percent reside and Palestine, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Garkar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Garkar in the Hindi language | ||
| गारकर | garakara | - |
| Garkar in the Marathi language | ||
| गारकर | garakara | 98.01 |
| भाकर | bhakara | 0.25 |
| गरकळ | garakala | 0.25 |
| गरकर | garakara | 0.12 |
| गकर्ल | gakarla | 0.12 |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Garkar
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