Ghankar Surname

975,866th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 265 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Ghankar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ghankar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2471:3,105,52891,989
Iran171:4,516,619115,816
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Ghankar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ghankar (Hindi: घनकर, Marathi: घनकर) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghankar? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 975,866th most commonly used last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 27,500,173 people. The surname Ghankar is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Ghankar reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 93 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.

This surname is most widely held in India, where it is carried by 247 people, or 1 in 3,105,528. In India it is most frequent in: Maharashtra, where 90 percent live, Bihar, where 7 percent live and Uttar Pradesh, where 2 percent live. Barring India it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 6 percent live and Pakistan, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghankaar933/
Ghankare931/
Gahankar931/
Gankar92222/
Gaunkar863,233/
Ghamkar8614/
Gainkar868/
Gangkar867/
Gaynkar861/
Ghonkar861/
Ngankar861/
Gankard860/
Ghattinkar821/
Gothnkar805/
Gaynekar802/
Ghankhor801/
Ghotnkar801/
Ghamkahr801/
Gonkar77171/
Gancar7799/
Ganqar771/
Ghotenkar752/
Ghonkhare751/
Gancarz715,218/
Gauncar71208/
Gancear71191/
Goonkar7119/
Ngancar7112/
Gankore7110/
Gounkar7110/
Gancair712/
Gonckar711/
Gotnkar711/
Gonkart711/
Gonkard711/
Gancard710/
Ghamkour6710/
Ghamkhor678/
Gotenkar671/
Gaincarz671/

Ghankar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ghankar in the Marathi language
घनकरghanakara96.02
घाणेकरghanekara1.14
धनकरdhanakara1.14
घातेकरghatekara0.57
गानकरganakara0.57
Ghankar in the Hindi language
घनकरghanakara50
घंकारghankara16.67
घंकरghankara16.67
घांकरghankara16.67

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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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  • 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 Ghankar
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