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

The surname Palekar (Hindi: पालेकर, Marathi: पालेकर) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Palekar? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 38,854th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 538,343 people. The last name Palekar occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Palekar are found; 93 percent are found in South Asia and 88 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,212,820th most widespread forename throughout the world, borne by 65 people.

The surname Palekar is most frequent in India, where it is held by 12,513 people, or 1 in 61,301. In India Palekar is mostly concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 82 percent live, Karnataka, where 10 percent live and Goa, where 5 percent live. Without taking into account India this surname exists in 24 countries. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 2 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 1 percent live.

Palekar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Palekar are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being 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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