Nkar Surname
Approximately 397 people bear this surname
Nkar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 225 | 1:92,307 | 11,041 |
| India | 166 | 1:4,620,876 | 119,070 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Nkar (99) may also be a first name.
Nkar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkar Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nkar (Arabic: نكار, Bengali: ঙ্কর, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻧﻜﺎﺭ, Hindi: ंकर, Marathi: ओंकार, Oriya: ଶର) is found most frequently in Cameroon. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkar? popularity and diffusion
Nkar is the 730,373rd most commonly occurring surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 18,356,539 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 57 percent of Nkar live; 56 percent live in Central Africa and 56 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Nkar is also the 951,070th most frequently held first name worldwide, borne by 99 people.
Nkar is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 225 people, or 1 in 92,307. In Cameroon Nkar is mostly found in: Southwest Region, where 82 percent live, Northwest Region, where 17 percent live and Adamawa Region, where 0 percent live. Excluding Cameroon this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in India, where 42 percent live and Iran, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkare | 89 | 844 | / |
| Nkaur | 89 | 80 | / |
| Nkhar | 89 | 3 | / |
| Nkaar | 89 | 2 | / |
| Nkard | 89 | 1 | / |
| Hnkar | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nkaire | 80 | 76 | / |
| Nkahar | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nkkarz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nkor | 75 | 555 | / |
| Ncar | 75 | 9 | / |
| Nqar | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ngkahar | 73 | 17 | / |
| Nehekar | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nnkaire | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkore | 67 | 284 | / |
| Nkoor | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nkorh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ncare | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Car | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nqair | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngkor | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkeire | 60 | 59 | / |
| Nkoure | 60 | 15 | / |
| Ngkore | 60 | 7 | / |
| Nkhore | 60 | 4 | / |
| Ncahar | 60 | 4 | / |
| Ncgarr | 60 | 3 | / |
| N'Kore | 60 | 1 | / |
| Nccart | 60 | 1 | / |
| Nkorowa | 55 | 3 | / |
| Nnkeire | 55 | 1 | / |
| Nquhart | 55 | 0 | / |
Nkar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nkar in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻧﻜﺎﺭ | ankar | - |
| Nkar in the Bengali language | ||
| ঙ্কর | nkara | - |
| Nkar in the Marathi language | ||
| ओंकार | onkara | - |
| Nkar in the Hindi language | ||
| ंकर | nkara | 68.18 |
| शंकर | sankara | 31.06 |
| ँकार | mkara | 0.76 |
| Nkar in the Oriya language | ||
| ଶର | sara | 50 |
| ଓଂାର | omara | 50 |
| Nkar in the Arabic language | ||
| نكار | nkar | - |
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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 Nkar
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