Kolwadkar Surname

1,994,173rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 88 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Kolwadkar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kolwadkar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India861:8,919,365180,249
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kolwadkar Last Name Facts

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

Kolwadkar (Marathi: कोलवाडकर) is more frequently found in India than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Kolwadkar.

How Common Is The Last Name Kolwadkar? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,994,173rd most frequent last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 82,813,022 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Kolwadkar live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 97 percent live in Indo-South Asia.

The surname is most commonly used in India, where it is carried by 86 people, or 1 in 8,919,365. In India Kolwadkar is most prevalent in: Maharashtra, where 77 percent are found, Gujarat, where 5 percent are found and Telangana, where 3 percent are found. Not including India Kolwadkar exists in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kolwakar941/
Kolvadkar89470/
Kolvakar821/
Kolbakar821/
Kelvadkar7818/
Kalwatkar787/
Koulvakar782/
Kolbatkar781/
Khalvadkar742/
Kalbakar711/
Kelvatkar6717/
Kalvatkar6716/
Kalbatkar671/

Kolwadkar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kolwadkar in the Marathi language
कोलवाडकरkolavadakara56.25
कोलवडकरkolavadakara37.5
कोलवाडकराचीkolavadakaraci6.25

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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 Kolwadkar
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