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
Gawkar (Marathi: गावकर) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gawkar? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gawkar is the 1,491,356th most widespread surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 51,684,723 people. The surname Gawkar is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Gawkar live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 84 percent live in Indo-South Asia.
This surname is most widespread in India, where it is held by 124 people, or 1 in 6,186,011. In India Gawkar is most numerous in: Maharashtra, where 80 percent are found, Goa, where 4 percent are found and Andhra Pradesh, where 2 percent are found. Besides India it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs 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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