Kardekar Surname

251,029th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,579 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Qatar

Kardekar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kardekar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,5351:499,71725,176
Iran161:4,798,908119,068
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Qatar91:262,00030,726
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110

Kardekar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kardekar (Marathi: करदेकर) is carried by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kardekar? popularity and diffusion

It is the 251,029th most frequent last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 4,615,292 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Kardekar live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 97 percent live in Indo-South Asia.

The last name Kardekar is most frequent in India, where it is borne by 1,535 people, or 1 in 499,717. In India Kardekar is most prevalent in: Maharashtra, where 96 percent reside, Telangana, where 1 percent reside and Karnataka, where 1 percent reside. Barring India Kardekar occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 1 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khardekar941,073/
Kardhekar9411/
Kahrdekar941/
Khaerdekar891/
Khairdekar891/
Kardikar8836/
Kordekar8826/
Kardakar8810/
Kardokar882/
Kerdekar881/
Kherdekar82356/
Kardaikar822/
Khordekar821/
Kardhikar821/
Kheerdekar781/
Cordekar751/

Kardekar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kardekar in the Marathi language
करदेकरkaradekara85.2
करडेकरkaradekara12.2
कडेकरkadekara0.26
कारडेकरkaradekara0.13

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kardekar
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