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

The last name Nkar (Arabic: نكار, Bengali: ঙ্কর, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻧﻜﺎﺭ, Hindi: ंकर, Marathi: ओंकार, Oriya: ଶର) is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkar? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 730,373rd most frequently occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 18,356,539 people. The surname Nkar is primarily found 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 numerous first name internationally, borne by 99 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 225 people, or 1 in 92,307. In Cameroon Nkar is most prevalent in: Southwest Region, where 82 percent are found, Northwest Region, where 17 percent are found and Adamawa Region, where 0 percent are found. Apart from Cameroon this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in India, where 42 percent are found and Iran, where 1 percent are found.

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

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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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