Kesarkar Surname

36,011th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,656 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Kesarkar Surname User-submission:

Kesarkar means the Vaishya community belongs to the village 'Kesari' near Sawantwadi, District Sindhudurg, Maharashtra, India.

Kesarkar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India14,4501:53,0843,636
United Arab Emirates961:95,4408,441
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
England101:5,571,806158,774
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Kesarkar Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Kesarkar means the Vaishya community belongs to the village 'Kesari' near Sawantwadi, District Sindhudurg, Maharashtra, India.

- sandesh20

Kesarkar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kesarkar (Marathi: केसरकर) has its highest incidence in India. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kesarkar? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 36,011th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 497,240 people. The surname Kesarkar occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Kesarkar are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 95 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.

Kesarkar is most commonly occurring in India, where it is held by 14,450 people, or 1 in 53,084. In India it is primarily found in: Maharashtra, where 93 percent reside, Goa, where 4 percent reside and Karnataka, where 1 percent reside. Besides India this surname exists in 19 countries. It also occurs in The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent reside and Kuwait, where 0 percent reside.

Kesarkar Last Name Statistics demography

Kesarkar earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 57.78% less than the national average, earning $18,219 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kesharkar94190/
Kessarkar943/
Kasarkar88718/
Kosarkar88172/
Kezarkar8845/
Kejarkar8822/
Keserkar8811/
Kisarkar884/
Kosharkar8296/
Kerzarkar827/
Quesarkar824/
Kasharkar822/
Kejharkar821/
Kedzharkar781/
Kedjharkar781/
Kaserkar7510/
Kazarkar752/
Caserkar632/
Cosarcar631/

Kesarkar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kesarkar in the Marathi language
केसरकरkesarakara96.36
केसारकरkesarakara0.9
शंकरsankara0.79
केसकरkesakara0.26
केसरकारkesarakara0.05
केशरकरkesarakara0.04
कोसरकरkosarakara0.03
केसकर्रkesakarra0.03
केसरेकरkesarekara0.02
केसरकkesaraka0.01
केरकरkerakara0.01
केसटकरkesatakara0.01
सरदारsaradara0.01

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