Gavkar Surname

45,293rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,459 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Gavkar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gavkar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India11,4481:67,0044,555
United States71:51,779,848968,877
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372

Gavkar (27) may also be a first name.

Gavkar Last Name Facts

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

Gavkar (Marathi: गावकर) occurs most in India. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gavkar? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gavkar is the 45,293rd most commonly held family name globally, borne by around 1 in 635,967 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Gavkar live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 97 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 2,036,353rd most commonly used first name globally, borne by 27 people.

Gavkar is most frequent in India, where it is borne by 11,448 people, or 1 in 67,004. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 97 percent are found, Goa, where 3 percent are found and Dadra and Nagar Haveli, where 0 percent are found. Without taking into account India Gavkar occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent are found.

Gavkar Last Name Statistics demography

Gavkar earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 22.37% more than the national average, earning $52,800 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gavkare921,030/
Gaavkar921/
Gavkkar921/
Gavkhar921/
Avkar9187/
Gavkhare8638/
Gaavkare862/
Nghavkar861/
Gavcar83160/
Gawkar83141/
Gafkar8312/
Govkar835/
Avkhar832/
Gawkare776/
Ghawkar772/
Gouvkar771/
Goovkar771/
Gafkhar771/
Gavkharova752/
Afkar732,270/
Awkar73468/
Avcar73201/
Gawkhare714/
Avkarova711/
Gothvkar711/
Gavkhore711/
Afkhar67191/
Afkaar6745/
Abhkar6726/
Hawkar6726/
Awkare6711/
Gowkar679/
Avhcar674/
Gawcar674/
Aphkar673/
Awfkar671/
Avcahr671/
Hafkar671/
Awkair671/
Otvkar671/

Gavkar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gavkar in the Marathi language
गावकरgavakara96.48
शंकरsankara0.34
भाकरbhakara0.33
गोणकरgonakara0.03
पवारpavara0.01
ांवकरanvakara0.01
ग़ावकरgavakara0.01
गवकरgavakara0.01
गाबकरgabakara0.01

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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 Gavkar
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