Gourkar Surname

847,909th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 323 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Gourkar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gourkar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India3181:2,412,15577,882
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Iran11:76,782,524277,718

Gourkar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gourkar (Marathi: गौरकार) is found most frequently in India. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gourkar? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gourkar is the 847,909th most frequently used family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 22,562,062 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Gourkar reside; 99 percent reside in South Asia and 98 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.

The surname is most frequent in India, where it is carried by 318 people, or 1 in 2,412,155. In India Gourkar is most common in: Maharashtra, where 92 percent are found, Telangana, where 3 percent are found and Gujarat, where 1 percent are found. Aside from India this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Iran, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gourkaar936/
Gorkar92180/
Gurkar9282/
Gourkahar881/
Gaurkar86771/
Ghorkar8630/
Gohrkar8612/
Goirkar866/
Gorkhar864/
Gurkhar863/
Gorkare863/
Gujrkar862/
Gotrkar861/
Goorkar861/
Orkar83572/
Urkar832/
Gujarkar80290/
Gaurkaar802/
Gajorkar801/
Gurkhart801/
Ghorkhar801/
Garkar771,131/
Horkar7763/
Gorkor7739/
Orkaar7711/
Otrkar774/
Osrkar771/
Urkare771/
Gorehekar751/
Gurkhardt750/
Gharkar71521/
Iyorkar7119/
Ujrekar7110/
Ajurkar717/
Ojarkar716/
Gairkar716/
Ngarkar716/
Gourcor715/
Ioyrkar714/
Uttrkar713/
Gorcarz711/
Ajorkar711/
Hurkhar711/
Horkard711/
Ngorkor711/
Utrkhar711/
Urkhart711/
Aurkaur711/
Gajrkar711/
Husrkar711/
Gearkar710/
Orkhart710/
Arkar672,607/
Orkor67157/
Gajrekar6712/
Gajarkar676/
Gairekar672/
Aajurkar672/
Urkhardt671/
Gorkhord671/
Hourcard671/
Ghayrkar671/
Gaharkar671/
Ghairkar671/
Gearkart670/
Garkarth670/

Gourkar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gourkar in the Marathi language
गौरकारgaurakara50
गौरकरgaurakara46.35
ग़ौरकारgaurakara0.52
गौळकारgaulakara0.52
गोरकरgorakara0.52

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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 Gourkar
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