Gawankar Surname

806,178th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 347 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Gawankar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gawankar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India3241:2,367,48676,917
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080

Gawankar Last Name Facts

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

Gawankar (Marathi: गवाणकर) is found most frequently in India. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gawankar? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gawankar is the 806,178th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 21,001,573 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Gawankar live; 93 percent live in South Asia and 91 percent live in Indo-South Asia.

The last name is most frequently used in India, where it is carried by 324 people, or 1 in 2,367,486. In India Gawankar is most prevalent in: Maharashtra, where 86 percent live, Goa, where 2 percent live and Rajasthan, where 0 percent live. Other than India this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gawhankar9437/
Ghawankar941/
Ghaywankar894/
Gawathnkar891/
Gavankar885,620/
Gavhankar821,505/
Gaavankar824/
Gayvankar822/
Ghavankar821/
Gavankhare784/
Ghayvankar784/
Govankar7511/
Gavonkar756/
Gajvenkar711/
Ghahavhankar701/
Gothvankar6716/
Gajveenkar671/
Govenkar63547/
Govencar504/

Gawankar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gawankar in the Marathi language
गवाणकरgavanakara74.5
गावणकरgavanakara9.4
हाणकरhanakara5.37
गवानकरgavanakara3.36
हणकरhanakara2.01
गवनकरgavanakara0.67
गावांकरgavankara0.67
गवांकरgavankara0.67
शंकरsankara0.67

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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 Gawankar
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