Ghodekar Surname

63,759th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,854 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Ghodekar Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from the Marathi language (an official language of State Maharashtra, India), where ghoda (घोडा) means 'horse'.

Ghodekar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India7,8221:98,0656,448
Qatar91:262,00030,726
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Ghodekar Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from the Marathi language (an official language of State Maharashtra, India), where ghoda (घोडा) means 'horse'.

- umesghode

Ghodekar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ghodekar (Hindi: घोडेकर, Marathi: घोडेकर) is found most in India. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Ghodekar.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghodekar? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 63,759th most commonly occurring surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 927,877 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Ghodekar live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 99 percent live in Indo-South Asia.

It is most prevalent in India, where it is carried by 7,822 people, or 1 in 98,065. In India Ghodekar is mostly concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 97 percent reside, Karnataka, where 1 percent reside and Goa, where 1 percent reside. Barring India it is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Qatar, where 0 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Ghodekar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ghodekar in the Marathi language
घोडेकरghodekara97.75
घोडेकारghodekara0.32
डेकरdekara0.2
धोडेकरdhodekara0.09
घोडकरghodakara0.07
घोड़ेकरghorekara0.05
घोटेकरghotekara0.04
घेाडेकरgheadekara0.04
छोडेकरchodekara0.04
घोटेकारghotekara0.02
घाडेकरghadekara0.02
घोदेहारghodehara0.02
घोडेेकरghodeekara0.02
घोडेवारghodevara0.02
घेडेकरghedekara0.02
घौडेकरghaudekara0.02
Ghodekar in the Hindi language
घोडेकरghodekara50
घोड़ेकरghorekara50

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