Palyekar Surname

154,330th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,845 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Kuwait

Palyekar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Palyekar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2,7581:278,12415,833
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
United Arab Emirates361:254,50817,423
Qatar91:262,00030,726
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432

Palyekar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Palyekar (Marathi: पालयेकर) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Palyekar.

How Common Is The Last Name Palyekar? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 154,330th most frequently occurring last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 2,561,528 people. The surname Palyekar is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Palyekar are found; 97 percent are found in South Asia and 68 percent are found in Luso-South Asia.

The surname Palyekar is most commonly used in India, where it is held by 2,758 people, or 1 in 278,124. In India Palyekar is primarily concentrated in: Goa, where 71 percent reside, Maharashtra, where 28 percent reside and Andhra Pradesh, where 0 percent reside. Other than India this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Kuwait, where 1 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Palyekar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Palyekar in the Marathi language
पालयेकरpalayekara90.5
पाळयेकरpalayekara2.56
येकरyekara2.37
पालमेकरpalamekara0.73
पालेकरpalekara0.73
पायलेकरpayalekara0.18
पलयेकरpalayekara0.18
पालेयकरpaleyakara0.18

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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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  • 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 Palyekar
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