Makandar Surname

30,921st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,271 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Bahrain

Makandar Surname User-submission:

Makandar is a name come from late 13th century.

In India there were 12 main tribes which was formed upon their profession that term called as '12 Balutedar'.

Makandar is one of them and their profession is setting makan's (prayer house, destination) of dargah (peer) and live with help of begging in all the village areas.

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Makandar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India16,8461:45,5343,172
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
United Arab Emirates791:115,9789,837
Bahrain731:18,4743,432
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Qatar161:147,37516,023
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
England11:55,718,059489,080
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Makandar (199) may also be a first name.

Makandar Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Makandar is a name come from late 13th century.

In India there were 12 main tribes which was formed upon their profession that term called as '12 Balutedar'.

Makandar is one of them and their profession is setting makan's (prayer house, destination) of dargah (peer) and live with help of begging in all the village areas.

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The Makandar surname means 'one who has Makan' in India.

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Makandar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Makandar (Hindi: मकन्दर, Marathi: मकानदार, Oriya: ମକର) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Makandar? popularity and diffusion

The surname Makandar is the 30,921st most commonly used last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 421,953 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Makandar live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 93 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 642,605th most common first name internationally, borne by 199 people.

It is most prevalent in India, where it is borne by 16,846 people, or 1 in 45,534. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 64 percent live, Karnataka, where 30 percent live and Goa, where 5 percent live. Barring India it exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 1 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent live.

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Makandar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Makandar in the Oriya language
ମକରmakara-
Makandar in the Marathi language
मकानदारmakanadara95.78
मकंदरmakandara0.49
मकनदारmakanadara0.31
मकांदारmakandara0.3
मकांदरmakandara0.21
मॅकँदरmekamdara0.18
अकबरakabara0.18
िसकंदरisakandara0.08
मदारmadara0.06
कादरkadara0.06
कलंदरkalandara0.05
मकादरmakadara0.05
मदरशाmadarasa0.05
माकंदरmakandara0.04
मकान्दारmakandara0.03
मकादारmakadara0.03
मदारशाmadarasa0.03
मकान्दरmakandara0.03
मकन्दरmakandara0.03
मकानदानmakanadana0.03
मकदुमmakaduma0.03
माकनदारmakanadara0.01
मकंदारmakandara0.01
कंदरkandara0.01
मकरंदmakaranda0.01
माकानडारmakanadara0.01
िंसकदरinsakadara0.01
अकादरakadara0.01
मदरसाmadarasa0.01
माकांदारmakandara0.01
मंकंदरmankandara0.01
महान्दाmahanda0.01
सरदारsaradara0.01
अकबरीakabari0.01
माकांदरmakandara0.01
Makandar in the Hindi language
मकन्दरmakandara76.47
मकानदारmakanadara17.65
मकन्नदारmakannadara5.88

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