Kherekar Surname

1,218,745th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 192 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Kherekar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kherekar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1511:358,79332,710
India371:20,731,497300,213
England21:27,859,030389,889
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Kherekar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kherekar (Marathi: खेरेकर) has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kherekar? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kherekar is the 1,218,745th most commonly used surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 37,955,968 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 79 percent of Kherekar live; 79 percent live in Southern Africa and 79 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Kherekar is most common in South Africa, where it is carried by 151 people, or 1 in 358,793. In South Africa Kherekar is primarily concentrated in: Western Cape, where 95 percent are found and Gauteng, where 5 percent are found. Barring South Africa this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in India, where 19 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Kherekar Last Name Statistics demography

Kherekar earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 11.63% less than the national average, earning R 210,000 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kherekar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kherekar in the Marathi language
खेरेकरkherekara64
खेरेकारkherekara24
खेरकरkherakara4
खैरकरkhairakara4
खेरेकरारकाkherekararaka4

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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 Kherekar
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