Lanjekar Surname

82,012th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,914 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Lanjekar Surname User-submission:

The surname Lanjekar means 'one from Lanja, Ratnagiri'.

Lanjekar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India5,8451:131,2348,421
United Arab Emirates361:254,50817,423
Qatar91:262,00030,726
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
England11:55,718,059489,080

Lanjekar Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Lanjekar means 'one from Lanja, Ratnagiri'.

- zishanlanjekar

Lanjekar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lanjekar (Marathi: लांजेकर) is found most in India. It can occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lanjekar? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 82,012th most widely held last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,232,253 people. Lanjekar is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Lanjekar live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 97 percent live in Indo-South Asia.

This last name is most frequent in India, where it is borne by 5,845 people, or 1 in 131,234. In India Lanjekar is mostly found in: Maharashtra, where 95 percent are found, Goa, where 2 percent are found and Karnataka, where 2 percent are found. Apart from India this surname occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent are found and Qatar, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lannjekar946/
Laanjekar944/
Lanjzekar941/
Lanjikar8849/
Langekar8845/
Lanzekar8814/
Lanhekar884/
Lamjekar884/
Lancekar884/
Lonjekar881/
Lanchekar826/
Landgekar821/
Lanzikar755/
Lonshikar59158/
Longneckor560/

Lanjekar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lanjekar in the Marathi language
लांजेकरlanjekara94.64
लांजेकारlanjekara2.61
शंकरsankara0.29
लांजेवारlanjevara0.22
लंजेकरlanjekara0.2
लानजेकरlanajekara0.12
लंजेकारlanjekara0.12
लाजेकरlajekara0.09
लांजकेरlanjakera0.05
लांगेकरlangekara0.05
लंजकेरlanjakera0.05
लांजेकाlanjeka0.02
लांजेकरर्lanjekarar0.02
लाँजेकरlamjekara0.02
लाजकरlajakara0.02
लंाजेकरlamajekara0.02
गणेशाकरganesakara0.02
लांजॆकरlanjekara0.02

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