Orkar Surname

556,360th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 572 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Orkar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orkar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5071:349,39418,879
India491:15,654,396253,566
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
England41:13,929,515290,718
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Orkar (83) may also be a first name.

Orkar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Orkar (Marathi: ओरकर) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Orkar? popularity and diffusion

Orkar is the 556,360th most commonly used family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,740,465 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Orkar live; 89 percent live in West Africa and 89 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Orkar is also the 1,052,971st most frequently used first name on earth, held by 83 people.

The surname Orkar is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 507 people, or 1 in 349,394. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Benue, where 74 percent are found, Plateau, where 7 percent are found and Nasarawa, where 5 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this surname occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in India, where 9 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Orkar Last Name Statistics demography

Orkar earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 28.83% less than the national average, earning $30,708 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gorkar91180/
Horkar9163/
Orkaar9111/
Otrkar914/
Osrkar911/
Gourkar83323/
Goirkar836/
Gorkhar834/
Goorkar831/
Horkard831/
Orkhart830/
Arkar802,607/
Erkar80413/
Orkor80157/
Urkar802/
Gourkaar776/
Garkar731,131/
Harkar73142/
Herkar7388/
Gurkar7382/
Gorkor7339/
Orkoor7332/
Aarkar7327/
Arkare7325/
Asrkar7322/
Horkor7311/
Arkart737/
Arkhar735/
Argkar731/
Erkaur731/
Erkhar731/
Ahrkar731/
Urkare731/
Orkort731/
Horcar731/
Orkord730/
Gorehekar711/
Gourkahar711/
Harkare671,492/
Gaurkar67771/
Heerkar6712/
Ujrekar6710/
Aharkar678/
Attrkar676/
Orcahrd674/
Gurkhar673/
Haarkar673/
Uttrkar673/
Gujrkar672/
Harkaar671/
Aarkare671/
Orhcard671/
Husrkar671/
Aatrkar671/
Harkard671/
Harkaur671/
Aasrkar671/
Aurkaur671/
Athrkar671/
Urkhart671/
Utrkhar671/
Arckaar671/
Orcaire671/
Hurkhar671/
Aargkar671/
Orkkord670/

Orkar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Orkar in the Marathi language
ओरकरorakara95.08
आरेकरarekara3.28

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Orkar
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