Kerekar Surname

325,054th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,145 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Kerekar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kerekar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,1141:688,56932,114
United Arab Emirates301:305,40920,323
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Kerekar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kerekar (Marathi: केरेकर) is borne by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kerekar? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 325,054th most widespread last name globally, borne by around 1 in 6,364,669 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Kerekar are found; 97 percent are found in South Asia and 90 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.

The last name Kerekar is most commonly occurring in India, where it is borne by 1,114 people, or 1 in 688,569. In India it is most numerous in: Maharashtra, where 90 percent are found, Goa, where 7 percent are found and Karnataka, where 2 percent are found. Apart from India it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The United Arab Emirates, where 3 percent are found and Thailand, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kerekar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kerekar in the Marathi language
केरेकरkerekara87.85
केरेकारkerekara11.35
केरकरkerakara0.13
केनेकरkenekara0.13
केटेकरketekara0.13

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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 Kerekar
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