Janvekar Surname

342,798th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,070 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Bahrain

Janvekar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Janvekar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India9911:774,03235,036
Bahrain731:18,4743,432
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
England11:55,718,059489,080

Janvekar Last Name Facts

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

Janvekar (Marathi: जानवेकर) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Janvekar? popularity and diffusion

The surname Janvekar is the 342,798th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 6,810,791 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Janvekar live; 93 percent live in South Asia and 92 percent live in Indo-South Asia.

The surname is most numerous in India, where it is borne by 991 people, or 1 in 774,032. In India Janvekar is most common in: Maharashtra, where 63 percent reside, Karnataka, where 35 percent reside and Goa, where 1 percent reside. Outside of India this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Bahrain, where 7 percent reside and Thailand, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Janvekar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Janvekar in the Marathi language
जानवेकरjanavekara96.4
जांवेकरjanvekara1.13
शंकरsankara0.9
जाणवेकरjanavekara0.45
जनवेकरjanavekara0.45

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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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