Kamekar Surname

1,189,614th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 199 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Qatar

Kamekar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kamekar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1881:4,080,135109,968
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Iran21:38,391,262236,033

Kamekar (33) may also be a first name.

Kamekar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kamekar (Hindi: कामेकर, Marathi: कामेकर) occurs most in India. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kamekar? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,189,614th most frequently used family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 36,620,834 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Kamekar live; 95 percent live in South Asia and 94 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,807,719th most widely held given name worldwide, borne by 33 people.

The last name is most frequently used in India, where it is held by 188 people, or 1 in 4,080,135. In India it is mostly found in: Maharashtra, where 91 percent live, Jharkhand, where 4 percent live and Gujarat, where 2 percent live. Aside from India this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Qatar, where 5 percent live and Iran, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kamekar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kamekar in the Hindi language
कामेकरkamekara-
Kamekar in the Marathi language
कामेकरkamekara85.71
कमेकरkamekara9.24
कामेरकरkamerakara2.52
खामकरkhamakara0.84

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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
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  • 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 Kamekar
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