Mashkar Surname

924,083rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 286 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Mashkar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mashkar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran2481:309,60721,683
India161:47,941,586492,263
Pakistan101:17,864,38868,137
Yemen51:5,285,05921,214
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Mashkar (72) may also be a first name.

Mashkar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mashkar (Hindi: मशकर, Marathi: हसकर, Russian: Машкар) is most common in Iran. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mashkar? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 924,083rd most frequently held surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 25,480,930 people. The surname Mashkar occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Mashkar reside; 96 percent reside in South Asia and 90 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Mashkar is also the 1,143,416th most widespread forename internationally. It is borne by 72 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Iran, where it is carried by 248 people, or 1 in 309,607. In Iran it is primarily concentrated in: Razavi Khorasan Province, where 49 percent reside, Khuzestan Province, where 17 percent reside and Isfahan Province, where 13 percent reside. Other than Iran this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also found in India, where 6 percent reside and Pakistan, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Mashkar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mashkar in the Hindi language
मशकरmasakara83.33
माष्करmaskara12.5
मश्करmaskara4.17
Mashkar in the Marathi language
हसकरhasakara50
रामशरramasara50
Mashkar in the Russian language
Машкарmaskar-

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mashkar
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