Nanakar Surname

336,565th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,095 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Iran

Nanakar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nanakar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India9821:781,12635,255
Iran1131:679,49136,096

Nanakar (61) may also be a first name.

Nanakar Last Name Facts

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

Nanakar (Hindi: नानकर, Marathi: नानकर) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Nanakar.

How Common Is The Last Name Nanakar? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 336,565th most common surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 6,655,293 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Nanakar reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 90 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,257,960th most commonly occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 61 people.

The surname Nanakar is most frequent in India, where it is held by 982 people, or 1 in 781,126. In India Nanakar is most numerous in: Maharashtra, where 94 percent reside, Gujarat, where 5 percent reside and Madhya Pradesh, where 1 percent reside. Outside of India this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Iran, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Nanakar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nanakar in the Marathi language
नानकरnanakara96.78
नानाकरnanakara1.02
नरहरnarahara0.73
नानाकारnanakara0.15
नाणेकरnanekara0.15
िशणवारisanavara0.15
शंकरsankara0.15
Nanakar in the Hindi language
नानकरnanakara33.33
ननकरnanakara16.67
नानकाृnanakar16.67
नानकरामnanakarama16.67
ननकारnanakara16.67

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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 Nanakar
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