Meskar Surname
Approximately 538 people bear this surname
Meskar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 409 | 1:84,294 | 14,399 |
| Algeria | 66 | 1:585,327 | 38,725 |
| India | 43 | 1:17,838,730 | 274,051 |
| France | 13 | 1:5,109,440 | 259,941 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 13 | 1:3,862,976 | 168,604 |
The alternate forms: Meskař (16) & Meskář (7) are calculated separately.
Meskar (102) may also be a first name.
Meskar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meskar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Meskar (Marathi: कर) is found most in Morocco. It may also be found as: Meskař or Meskář. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Meskar? popularity and diffusion
Meskar is the 582,776th most frequent family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 13,545,624 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Meskar reside; 88 percent reside in North Africa and 88 percent reside in Mahgreb. It is also the 935,178th most frequently held first name in the world, borne by 102 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Morocco, where it is borne by 409 people, or 1 in 84,294. Barring Morocco Meskar is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 12 percent reside and India, where 8 percent reside.
Meskar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Meskar has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Meskar last name contracted 92 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Meskar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Meskar in the Marathi language | ||
| कर | kara | 70.83 |
| मेसकर | mesakara | 29.17 |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Meskar
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