Kakar Surname
Approximately 26,619 people bear this surname
Kakar Surname User-submission:
This surname belongs to a Pashtoon (Gharghasti) tribe, mostly living in Kakaristan (Kakar Khurasaan) region in between Afghanistan and Pakistan (Loy Afghanistan).
Kakar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 12,811 | 1:13,945 | 944 |
| India | 6,426 | 1:119,369 | 7,739 |
| Afghanistan | 4,653 | 1:6,910 | 577 |
| United States | 1,016 | 1:356,751 | 31,872 |
| England | 302 | 1:184,497 | 16,523 |
| Canada | 205 | 1:179,735 | 17,909 |
| United Arab Emirates | 195 | 1:46,986 | 4,731 |
| Turkey | 159 | 1:489,443 | 28,026 |
| Germany | 128 | 1:628,949 | 49,754 |
| Thailand | 124 | 1:569,664 | 97,190 |
| Australia | 76 | 1:355,207 | 29,862 |
| Hong Kong | 56 | 1:130,991 | 2,371 |
| Netherlands | 52 | 1:324,753 | 37,631 |
| Papua New Guinea | 48 | 1:169,869 | 23,574 |
| Malaysia | 45 | 1:655,427 | 31,286 |
| Liberia | 44 | 1:100,194 | 7,994 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Sweden | 35 | 1:281,336 | 19,530 |
| Iran | 30 | 1:2,559,417 | 82,750 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Indonesia | 16 | 1:8,265,575 | 327,276 |
| Ireland | 15 | 1:313,929 | 10,911 |
| Norway | 10 | 1:514,229 | 41,629 |
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Denmark | 9 | 1:627,191 | 36,734 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Austria | 8 | 1:1,064,429 | 75,134 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| Japan | 6 | 1:21,307,382 | 48,838 |
| Nepal | 6 | 1:4,746,826 | 12,065 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 4 | 1:1,493,164 | 71,188 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Kakar (2,084) may also be a first name.
Kakar Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname belongs to a Pashtoon (Gharghasti) tribe, mostly living in Kakaristan (Kakar Khurasaan) region in between Afghanistan and Pakistan (Loy Afghanistan).
- kakarKakar Demographics
Average Male Kakar Height
174.24 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Kakar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kakar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kakar (Hindi: ककर, Marathi: काकर, Oriya: କାକର, Russian: Какар) is more commonly found in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kakar? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kakar is the 20,534th most common last name on earth, held by around 1 in 273,772 people. The last name Kakar occurs predominantly in Asia, where 92 percent of Kakar reside; 90 percent reside in South Asia and 66 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 164,965th most frequent first name globally, borne by 2,084 people.
It is most widely held in Pakistan, where it is held by 12,811 people, or 1 in 13,945. In Pakistan Kakar is primarily found in: Balochistan, where 88 percent are found, Sindh, where 4 percent are found and Punjab, where 4 percent are found. Not including Pakistan Kakar is found in 59 countries. It is also common in India, where 24 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 17 percent are found.
Kakar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Kakar has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kakar surname expanded 101,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kakar Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Kakar last name are 8.08% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.85% being registered with the party.
The amount Kakar earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 28.75% more than the national average, earning 445,566 kr per year; in United States they earn 13.75% more than the national average, earning $49,083 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.33% less than the national average, earning $47,035 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kakar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kakar in the Marathi language | ||
| काकर | kakara | 94.07 |
| ककर | kakara | 2.06 |
| कर | kara | 0.24 |
| ककार | kakara | 0.18 |
| काकार | kakara | 0.14 |
| कादर | kadara | 0.12 |
| अक्बर | akbara | 0.04 |
| काकड | kakada | 0.04 |
| Kakar in the Oriya language | ||
| କାକର | kakara | 89.08 |
| କକର | kakara | 8.4 |
| କାର | kara | 1.68 |
| Kakar in the Hindi language | ||
| ककर | kakara | 63.89 |
| कक्कड | kakkada | 13.89 |
| काकर | kakara | 9.44 |
| ककड | kakada | 5 |
| काकार | kakara | 2.22 |
| काकड़ | kakara | 1.67 |
| ककड़ | kakara | 0.56 |
| काकार् | kakar | 0.56 |
| ककार | kakara | 0.56 |
| ककर् | kakar | 0.56 |
| ककरा | kakara | 0.56 |
| Kakar in the Russian language | ||
| Какар | kakar | - |
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