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) is found most frequently in India. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gawkar? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,491,356th most frequently occurring surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 51,684,723 people. The last name Gawkar occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Gawkar are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 84 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.
The surname Gawkar is most frequent in India, where it is borne by 124 people, or 1 in 6,186,011. In India Gawkar is primarily found in: Maharashtra, where 80 percent reside, Goa, where 4 percent reside and Andhra Pradesh, where 2 percent reside. Excluding India it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 11 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.
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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