Palakar Surname

221,035th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,847 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Palakar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Palakar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,8421:416,43121,876
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077

Palakar (106) may also be a first name.

Palakar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Palakar (Hindi: पालकार, Marathi: पालकर, Oriya: ପାଲାକର) occurs most in India. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Palakar? popularity and diffusion

The last name Palakar is the 221,035th most commonly occurring last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 3,945,612 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Palakar reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 99 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Palakar is also the 915,176th most prevalent forename internationally, held by 106 people.

Palakar is most frequent in India, where it is held by 1,842 people, or 1 in 416,431. In India it is mostly found in: Karnataka, where 59 percent live, Gujarat, where 24 percent live and Maharashtra, where 15 percent live. Beside India this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent live and Bangladesh, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Palakar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Palakar in the Marathi language
पालकरpalakara85.43
पलकरpalakara2.72
पाळकरpalakara1.98
पळकरpalakara1.98
पालेकरpalekara1.48
पालाकरpalakara0.99
पालकारpalakara0.99
पालकpalaka0.49
पाऴकरpalakara0.49
पऴकरpalakara0.49
पालेाकरpaleakara0.49
िदनकरidanakara0.49
Palakar in the Oriya language
ପାଲାକରpalakara37.5
ପାଲାକାରpalakara25
ପାଳାକରpalakara12.5
ପାଳକରpalakara12.5
ପାଲକରpalakara12.5
Palakar in the Hindi language
पालकारpalakara33.33
पालकरpalakara33.33
पलकारpalakara33.33

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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 Palakar
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