Golekar Surname

224,112th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,816 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Golekar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Golekar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,8131:423,09222,154
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040

Golekar Last Name Facts

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

Golekar (Marathi: गोळेकर) is most common in India. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Golekar? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 224,112th most widespread last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 4,012,966 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Golekar are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 100 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.

The surname Golekar is most common in India, where it is held by 1,813 people, or 1 in 423,092. In India Golekar is mostly found in: Maharashtra, where 92 percent reside, Karnataka, where 6 percent reside and Telangana, where 0 percent reside. Other than India Golekar occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Golekar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Golekar in the Marathi language
गोळेकरgolekara50.25
गोलेकरgolekara48.15
गोळेकारgolekara0.35
गोळॆकरgolekara0.23
गोलेरgolera0.08
जोळेकरjolekara0.08
गोहकरgohakara0.08
ग़ोळेकरgolekara0.08
गाळेकरgalekara0.08

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Golekar
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