Jhakar Surname
Approximately 967 people bear this surname
Jhakar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 941 | 1:815,160 | 36,412 |
| Pakistan | 18 | 1:9,924,660 | 48,309 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Jhakar (287) may also be a first name.
Jhakar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jhakar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Jhakar (Hindi: झाकर, Oriya: ଝାକର) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Jhakar? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 371,278th most frequently occurring last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 7,536,242 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Jhakar live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 97 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Jhakar is also the 522,011th most frequently held first name at a global level, borne by 287 people.
Jhakar is most commonly held in India, where it is carried by 941 people, or 1 in 815,160. In India it is mostly concentrated in: West Bengal, where 73 percent reside, Odisha, where 21 percent reside and Gujarat, where 4 percent reside. Outside of India it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 2 percent reside and The Philippines, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jhakar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jhakar in the Oriya language | ||
| ଝାକର | jhakara | 98.29 |
| ଝାଂକର | jhankara | 0.57 |
| ଝାକାର | jhakara | 0.57 |
| Jhakar in the Hindi language | ||
| झाकर | jhakara | 61.11 |
| झकार | jhakara | 27.78 |
| झकर | jhakara | 5.56 |
| झखार | jhakhara | 5.56 |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Jhakar
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