Nankar Surname

600,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 518 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Trinidad and Tobago

Nankar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nankar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India4741:1,618,28159,415
Nigeria361:4,920,632129,434
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013

Nankar (173) may also be a first name.

Nankar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nankar (Hindi: नानकार, Marathi: नानकर) is more commonly found in India than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nankar? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 600,164th most widely held surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 14,068,621 people. The surname Nankar is primarily found in Asia, where 92 percent of Nankar live; 92 percent live in South Asia and 91 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Nankar is also the 694,534th most common first name internationally. It is borne by 173 people.

This last name is most prevalent in India, where it is carried by 474 people, or 1 in 1,618,281. In India it is primarily found in: Maharashtra, where 65 percent reside, West Bengal, where 25 percent reside and Telangana, where 1 percent reside. Excluding India Nankar occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 7 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nangkar92245/
Nankhar9261/
Nainkar922/
Nankare922/
Ngankar921/
Naankar921/
Neankar921/
Nhankar921/
Naynkar921/
Naunkar921/
Naynekar86118/
Naungkar866/
Natenkar864/
Nhangkar863/
Nanckard862/
Nhankare861/
Nathnkar861/
Nahankar861/
Nainekar861/
Nonkar83401/
Nankor8339/
Nancar8324/
Nassenkar801/
Ngancar7712/
Nongkar7710/
Nangkor776/
Nonkare771/
Namkear771/
Nongkhar71454/
Namkeart7148/
Nongkard711/
Namkeard711/
Nonkor674/
Nnongkhar671/
Nancor671/
Noingkhar671/

Nankar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nankar in the Marathi language
नानकरnanakara68.95
ननकरnanakara13.45
नाणकरnanakara9.78
भाकरbhakara0.98
नारकरnarakara0.49
शंकरsankara0.49
मानकरmanakara0.49
नंकारnankara0.49
जानकरjanakara0.49
पंकजpankaja0.49
नाणेकरnanekara0.49
Nankar in the Hindi language
नानकारnanakara66.67
ननकारnanakara33.33

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nankar
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