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).
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Kakar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kakar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kakar (Hindi: ककर, Marathi: काकर, Oriya: କାକର, Russian: Какар) is found most frequently in Pakistan. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Kakar.
How Common Is The Last Name Kakar? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 20,534th most prevalent surname globally, borne by around 1 in 273,772 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 92 percent of Kakar live; 90 percent live in South Asia and 66 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 164,965th most prevalent first name throughout the world, borne by 2,084 people.
The last name is most widely held in Pakistan, where it is carried by 12,811 people, or 1 in 13,945. In Pakistan it is most common in: Balochistan, where 88 percent are found, Sindh, where 4 percent are found and Punjab, where 4 percent are found. Without taking into account Pakistan it exists in 59 countries. It also occurs in India, where 24 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 17 percent are found.
Kakar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Kakar has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kakar surname rose 101,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kakar Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Kakar surname are 8.08% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.85% registered with the political 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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