Karekar Surname

49,862nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,305 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Karekar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karekar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India10,0601:76,2495,169
Iran1151:667,67435,714
United Arab Emirates421:218,14914,475
United States381:9,538,393399,091
Oman121:307,3314,704
England81:6,964,757184,742
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Maldives21:202,0864,973
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Congo11:4,989,09634,171

Karekar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Karekar (Marathi: कारेकर) is found most frequently in India. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Karekar click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karekar? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 49,862nd most frequent family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 707,185 people. The surname Karekar is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Karekar are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 89 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.

The surname Karekar is most numerous in India, where it is carried by 10,060 people, or 1 in 76,249. In India it is most frequent in: Maharashtra, where 75 percent reside, Karnataka, where 14 percent reside and Goa, where 9 percent reside. Other than India it is found in 21 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 1 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent reside.

Karekar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Karekar last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the political party.

Karekar earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 17.91% more than the national average, earning $50,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Karekar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karekar in the Marathi language
कारेकरkarekara85.71
कारेकारkarekara9.99
करेकरkarekara2.71
काटेकरkatekara0.13
करेकारkarekara0.1
कालेकरkalekara0.04
सरेकरsarekara0.02
कोटेकरkotekara0.02
शेरेकरserekara0.02
केरेकरkerekara0.02
काडेकरkadekara0.02
वारेकरvarekara0.02
थारेकरtharekara0.02
कगारkagara0.02
ेकरेकरekarekara0.02
कोरेकरkorekara0.02

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Footnotes

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