Melekar Surname
Approximately 972 people bear this surname
Melekar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 970 | 1:790,789 | 35,587 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Melekar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Melekar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Melekar (Marathi: मेळेकर) is most common in India. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Melekar? popularity and diffusion
It is the 369,806th most frequently held last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 7,497,475 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Melekar live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 51 percent live in Indo-South Asia.
This surname is most frequently held in India, where it is held by 970 people, or 1 in 790,789. In India it is most numerous in: Maharashtra, where 49 percent live, Goa, where 49 percent live and Karnataka, where 1 percent live. Beside India this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Oman, where 0 percent live and The Philippines, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malekar | 86 | 17,985 | / |
| Molekar | 86 | 443 | / |
| Melakar | 86 | 44 | / |
| Milekar | 86 | 8 | / |
| Malekaar | 80 | 175 | / |
| Maleckar | 80 | 114 | / |
| Mallekar | 80 | 64 | / |
| Majlekar | 80 | 34 | / |
| Malhekar | 80 | 14 | / |
| Meleakor | 80 | 4 | / |
| Malekhar | 80 | 3 | / |
| Mhalekar | 80 | 3 | / |
| Maleakar | 80 | 2 | / |
| Maalekar | 80 | 2 | / |
| Malaekar | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mailekar | 80 | 1 | / |
| Maleekar | 80 | 1 | / |
| Melikhar | 80 | 1 | / |
| Melickar | 80 | 0 | / |
| Mahalekar | 75 | 2 | / |
| Malekaair | 75 | 1 | / |
| Melekheir | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mehelakar | 75 | 1 | / |
| Melichear | 75 | 0 | / |
| Malakar | 71 | 214,178 | / |
| Malokar | 71 | 2,006 | / |
| Malikar | 71 | 455 | / |
| Molakar | 71 | 48 | / |
| Milakar | 71 | 36 | / |
| Melikarova | 71 | 20 | / |
| Molokar | 71 | 13 | / |
| Melokor | 71 | 11 | / |
| Melicar | 71 | 6 | / |
| Molikar | 71 | 4 | / |
| Milikar | 71 | 4 | / |
| Melecor | 71 | 3 | / |
| Milokar | 71 | 1 | / |
| Malykar | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mahallekar | 71 | 1 | / |
| Malujkar | 67 | 113 | / |
| Malakaar | 67 | 110 | / |
| Mhalakar | 67 | 103 | / |
| Mailikar | 67 | 64 | / |
| Mailakar | 67 | 50 | / |
| Mallikar | 67 | 45 | / |
| Malakhar | 67 | 45 | / |
| Malaikar | 67 | 32 | / |
| Mallakar | 67 | 30 | / |
| Maalakar | 67 | 18 | / |
| Malekour | 67 | 18 | / |
| Malakarr | 67 | 16 | / |
| Metlicar | 67 | 12 | / |
| Malakkar | 67 | 11 | / |
| Malahkar | 67 | 8 | / |
| Majlikar | 67 | 6 | / |
| Moilakar | 67 | 4 | / |
| Malhakar | 67 | 3 | / |
| Malaakar | 67 | 3 | / |
| Meliscar | 67 | 2 | / |
| Milajkar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mahlakar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Malickar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Majlakar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Malackar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Malajkar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maalokar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Malojkar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Malokaar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mohlakar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Molakhar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Molhakar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mmalakar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maalikar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Malikaar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Melecore | 67 | 1 | / |
Melekar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Melekar in the Marathi language | ||
| मेळेकर | melekara | 78.18 |
| मेलेकर | melekara | 18.79 |
| मळेकर | malekara | 0.61 |
| माळेकर | malekara | 0.3 |
| मेलेकार | melekara | 0.3 |
| मळकर | malakara | 0.3 |
| मेडेकर | medekara | 0.3 |
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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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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Melekar
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