Nkar Surname

730,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 397 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Nkar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon2251:92,30711,041
India1661:4,620,876119,070
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkare89844/
Nkaur8980/
Nkhar893/
Nkaar892/
Nkard891/
Hnkar891/
Nkaire8076/
Nkahar802/
Nkkarz801/
Nkor75555/
Ncar759/
Nqar751/
Ngkahar7317/
Nehekar732/
Nnkaire731/
Nkore67284/
Nkoor674/
Nkorh673/
Ncare671/
N'Car671/
Nqair671/
Ngkor671/
Nkeire6059/
Nkoure6015/
Ngkore607/
Nkhore604/
Ncahar604/
Ncgarr603/
N'Kore601/
Nccart601/
Nkorowa553/
Nnkeire551/
Nquhart550/

Nkar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nkar in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻧﻜﺎﺭankar-
Nkar in the Bengali language
ঙ্করnkara-
Nkar in the Marathi language
ओंकारonkara-
Nkar in the Hindi language
ंकरnkara68.18
शंकरsankara31.06
ँकारmkara0.76
Nkar in the Oriya language
ଶରsara50
ଓଂାରomara50
Nkar in the Arabic language
نكارnkar-

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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 Nkar
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