Kelvekar Surname

1,573,888th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 130 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Kelvekar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kelvekar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1281:5,992,698140,682
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kelvekar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kelvekar (Marathi: केळवेकर) is borne by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Kelvekar click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kelvekar? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,573,888th most common last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 56,058,046 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 98 percent of Kelvekar reside; 98 percent reside in South Asia and 88 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.

This last name is most commonly held in India, where it is carried by 128 people, or 1 in 5,992,698. In India it is most numerous in: Maharashtra, where 73 percent reside, Karnataka, where 14 percent reside and Goa, where 10 percent reside. Barring India this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kolvekar88534/
Kalvekar8829/
Kelvakar881/
Colvekar7525/
Kolwekar753/
Kolvakar751/
Kolvikar751/
Calvekar751/
Kalvakor631/
Kolwakar631/
Colvikar631/

Kelvekar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kelvekar in the Marathi language
केळवेकरkelavekara81.25
केलवेकरkelavekara15.63
केळकरkelakara1.56

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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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  • 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 Kelvekar
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