Gawkar Surname
Approximately 141 people bear this surname
Gawkar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 124 | 1:6,186,011 | 143,436 |
| Iran | 16 | 1:4,798,908 | 119,068 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Gawkar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gawkar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gawkar (Marathi: गावकर) is borne by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gawkar? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,491,356th most frequently used family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 51,684,723 people. The surname Gawkar occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Gawkar live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 84 percent live in Indo-South Asia.
The surname is most frequent in India, where it is borne by 124 people, or 1 in 6,186,011. In India Gawkar is most frequent in: Maharashtra, where 80 percent are found, Goa, where 4 percent are found and Andhra Pradesh, where 2 percent are found. Barring India Gawkar exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 11 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gawkare | 92 | 6 | / |
| Ghawkar | 92 | 2 | / |
| Awkar | 91 | 468 | / |
| Gawkhare | 86 | 4 | / |
| Gavkar | 83 | 11,459 | / |
| Hawkar | 83 | 26 | / |
| Gafkar | 83 | 12 | / |
| Awkare | 83 | 11 | / |
| Gowkar | 83 | 9 | / |
| Gawcar | 83 | 4 | / |
| Awkair | 83 | 1 | / |
| Awfkar | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gavkare | 77 | 1,030 | / |
| Hawkard | 77 | 26 | / |
| Gavkhar | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gavkkar | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gafkhar | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gaavkar | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gawcarz | 77 | 1 | / |
| Afkar | 73 | 2,270 | / |
| Avkar | 73 | 87 | / |
| Owkar | 73 | 4 | / |
| Awqar | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gavkhare | 71 | 38 | / |
| Gaavkare | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nghavkar | 71 | 1 | / |
| Afkhar | 67 | 191 | / |
| Gavcar | 67 | 160 | / |
| Afkaar | 67 | 45 | / |
| Abhkar | 67 | 26 | / |
| Awkour | 67 | 11 | / |
| Awkeir | 67 | 10 | / |
| Govkar | 67 | 5 | / |
| Aphkar | 67 | 3 | / |
| Avkhar | 67 | 2 | / |
| Awqard | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hafkar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awcahr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owkard | 67 | 1 | / |
Gawkar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gawkar in the Marathi language | ||
| गावकर | gavakara | 96.23 |
| गांवकर | ganvakara | 3.77 |
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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 Gawkar
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