Ghakkar Surname

1,305,105th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 173 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Ghakkar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ghakkar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan1591:1,123,54613,856
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
India51:153,413,076951,030
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

Ghakkar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ghakkar is most common in Pakistan. It may appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghakkar? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ghakkar is the 1,305,105th most common family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 42,124,543 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 95 percent of Ghakkar live; 95 percent live in South Asia and 92 percent live in Islamic South Asia.

The last name Ghakkar is most frequent in Pakistan, where it is held by 159 people, or 1 in 1,123,546. In Pakistan it is most common in: Punjab, where 50 percent reside, Sindh, where 19 percent reside and Azad Jammu and Kashmir, where 13 percent reside. Other than Pakistan this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 5 percent reside and India, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghakkhar931/
Ghakar92433/
Gakkar9226/
Gakkhar86270/
Ghakhar8696/
Ghazkar8622/
Ghakare8614/
Ghaskar8611/
Ghadkar8611/
Ghaikar867/
Ghakarh866/
Ghaekar864/
Gahakar862/
Ghakaar861/
Ghaykar861/
Ghakarr861/
Gakar8352/
Ghakahar8018/
Ghaiskar808/
Ghauskar807/
Ghakhare802/
Ghaskard801/
Gahaikar801/
Gahakhar801/
Ghathkar801/
Ghatkare801/
Ghatkart801/
Ghaukhar801/
Ghakhard801/
Ghakharr801/
Gaikar7729,616/
Gaykar772,739/
Gakare77414/
Gaukar7774/
Ngakar7737/
Gaekar7717/
Gakard7716/
Ghokar776/
Ghaqar775/
Gohkar772/
Gajkar772/
Kgakar771/
Gahukar713,502/
Ghuikar71223/
Ghodkar71223/
Gaaykar7117/
Ghokare7113/
Gadkare7113/
Gadkear7112/
Gashkar719/
Gaudkar717/
Gheukar712/
Ghoekar712/
Ghakhor711/
Gaadkar711/
Gathkar711/
Goukkar711/
Nghakor711/
Gaikare711/
Gahacar711/
Gothkar711/
Ghoskar711/
Gajkare711/
Gaidkar711/
Gaukard711/
Gayjkar711/
Gacar671,444/
Gokar67979/
Gakor67350/
Gaskarth67240/
Ghoshkar6749/
Gekar6712/
Ghakoorr672/
Gaikaire672/
Ghoitkar672/
Gaqar671/

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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 Ghakkar
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