Morekar Surname

343,860th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,066 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Morekar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Morekar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,0531:728,45733,448
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479

Morekar (17) may also be a first name.

Morekar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Morekar (Marathi: मोरेकर) is borne by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Morekar? popularity and diffusion

The last name Morekar is the 343,860th most frequently used surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 6,836,347 people. The last name Morekar is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Morekar are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 99 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 2,694,839th most widespread forename on earth, held by 17 people.

This surname is most commonly used in India, where it is carried by 1,053 people, or 1 in 728,457. In India it is most prevalent in: Maharashtra, where 84 percent live, Gujarat, where 7 percent live and Karnataka, where 7 percent live. Apart from India this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Morekar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Morekar in the Marathi language
मोरेकरmorekara95.47
मोरेकारmorekara2.27
ओंकारonkara0.78
र्ेकरrekara0.16
मोरकरmorakara0.16
मेरेकरmerekara0.16

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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
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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 Morekar
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