Gherkar Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
England

Gherkar Surname User-submission:

This surname belongs to the early farmer group of caste named Kunbi, Maratha from the Vidharbha region of the state of Maharastra in India. Kunbis are found in small numbers in the neighboring states of Goa, Madhya Pradesh, Gujrat, Karnataka, Kerala.

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Gherkar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India91:85,229,487684,495
England41:13,929,515290,718

Gherkar Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname belongs to the early farmer group of caste named Kunbi, Maratha from the Vidharbha region of the state of Maharastra in India. Kunbis are found in small numbers in the neighboring states of Goa, Madhya Pradesh, Gujrat, Karnataka, Kerala.

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The Gherkar surname belongs to early farmer group belonging to Kunbi, Maratha of Vidarbha region from the state Maharashtra, India.

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Gherkar Last Name Facts

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

Gherkar (Marathi: घेरकर) is carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Gherkar.

How Common Is The Last Name Gherkar? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,391,485th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 69 percent of Gherkar reside; 69 percent reside in South Asia and 69 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.

The surname Gherkar is most widely held in India, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 85,229,487. In India Gherkar is mostly found in: Maharashtra, where 56 percent are found, Bihar, where 33 percent are found and Karnataka, where 11 percent are found. Beside India it exists in one country. It is also common in England, where 31 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gerkar9254/
Gharkar86521/
Ghorkar8630/
Gohrkar8612/
Geerkar864/
Ghirkar863/
Ghyrkar861/
Gerkard860/
Ghorkhar801/
Ghayrkar801/
Gaharkar801/
Gerkardt801/
Ghairkar801/
Girkar774,573/
Garkar771,131/
Gorkar77180/
Gercar7761/
Gerkor7712/
Gerkhartd752/
Gorehekar751/
Goirkar716/
Gairkar716/
Gorkhar714/
Gujrkar712/
Gajrkar711/
Giercarz67139/
Gajrekar6712/
Gairekar672/
Grecar6241/
Gorkor6239/
Garkor627/
Girkor622/
Gharqar571/
Gircaur571/
Garkhor571/
Gercourt533/

Gherkar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gherkar in the Marathi language
घेरकरgherakara-

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