Palekar Surname

38,854th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,537 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Bahrain

Palekar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Palekar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India12,5131:61,3014,180
United Arab Emirates3241:28,2793,121
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
United States1361:2,665,139160,299
England951:586,50635,379
Kuwait771:49,3605,585
Bahrain731:18,4743,432
South Africa541:1,003,29161,925
Australia271:999,84158,390
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Pakistan141:12,760,27855,960
Jamaica91:318,8838,136
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Palekar (65) may also be a first name.

Palekar Last Name Facts

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

Palekar (Hindi: पालेकर, Marathi: पालेकर) is more frequently found in India than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Palekar? popularity and diffusion

Palekar is the 38,854th most widespread last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 538,343 people. Palekar is mostly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Palekar reside; 93 percent reside in South Asia and 88 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Palekar is also the 1,212,820th most frequently occurring first name on earth It is held by 65 people.

The surname Palekar is most frequent in India, where it is borne by 12,513 people, or 1 in 61,301. In India Palekar is primarily concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 82 percent are found, Karnataka, where 10 percent are found and Goa, where 5 percent are found. Not including India this surname occurs in 24 countries. It is also common in The United Arab Emirates, where 2 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 1 percent are found.

Palekar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Palekar surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Palekar earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 156.83% more than the national average, earning R 610,332 per year and in United States they earn 26.7% more than the national average, earning $54,670 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Palekar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Palekar in the Hindi language
पालेकरpalekara-
Palekar in the Marathi language
पालेकरpalekara58.99
पाळेकरpalekara38.96
पाळेकारpalekara0.31
पाऴेकरpalekara0.14
पालकरpalakara0.08
पलेकरpalekara0.07
पळेकरpalekara0.06
पालकेरpalakera0.04
पेाळेकरpealekara0.03
पालेकारpalekara0.03
पालॆकरpalekara0.03
पाळॆकरpalekara0.03
पोळेकरpolekara0.01
पालेघरpaleghara0.01
पनााकरpanaakara0.01
कालेकरkalekara0.01
पाटेकरpatekara0.01
ंपाळेकरmpalekara0.01
पालसेरीpalaseri0.01
शकरsakara0.01
पिलकरpilakara0.01
मयेकरmayekara0.01
पालेेकरpaleekara0.01
पालेकpaleka0.01

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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 Palekar
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