Gavankar Surname

85,791st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,620 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Gavankar Surname User-submission:

The Gavankar (गावणकर) surname has positive meanings related to being strong and conscientious and having integrity in Hindi.

Gavankar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India5,4371:141,0828,993
United States801:4,530,737237,840
United Arab Emirates571:160,74211,909
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Singapore131:423,66918,211
England51:11,143,612252,590
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Gavankar (15) may also be a first name.

Gavankar Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Gavankar (गावणकर) surname has positive meanings related to being strong and conscientious and having integrity in Hindi.

- amaniguzel

Gavankar Last Name Facts

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

Gavankar (Marathi: गवाणकर) is found most in India. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gavankar? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gavankar is the 85,791st most frequently used family name in the world, held by around 1 in 1,296,716 people. Gavankar occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Gavankar reside; 97 percent reside in South Asia and 97 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 2,900,335th most prevalent first name worldwide, borne by 15 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in India, where it is carried by 5,437 people, or 1 in 141,082. In India Gavankar is primarily concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 97 percent live, Karnataka, where 2 percent live and Goa, where 0 percent live. Excluding India Gavankar exists in 12 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent live.

Gavankar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gavankar last name are 11.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.33% registered with the political party.

Gavankar earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 36.23% more than the national average, earning $58,781 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Gavankar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gavankar in the Marathi language
गवाणकरgavanakara51.33
गावणकरgavanakara32.89
गावंकरgavankara7.65
गवानकरgavanakara2.52
गवणकरgavanakara0.87
शंकरsankara0.62
गावाणकरgavanakara0.52
गावनकरgavanakara0.5
गवनकरgavanakara0.39
हाणकरhanakara0.38
गजाननgajanana0.19
गवंकरgavankara0.08
गावकरgavakara0.08
गांवकरganvakara0.08
गावडकरgavadakara0.05
गावानकरgavanakara0.05
गाउनकरga'unakara0.05
हानकरhanakara0.05
गारुनकरgarunakara0.03
गवणाकरgavanakara0.03
गवाण्करgavankara0.03
गावांकरgavankara0.03
गवांकरgavankara0.03

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